This is set in the "Tales from the Blind Pig" universe.
Alex chuckled as I wrapped up that story. "I knew she had good aim, but I didn't know she could throw a frying pan that far!" This had the effect of cracking both of us up, and my gasping agreement didn't help much either. After we both recovered from the giggle attack, Alex finally asked if I was going to get around to telling him about what happened during the riots.
"Yep, It's about that time. I'll break it up into two halves, though, so that we can get some sleep, and I'll finish up the second half in the morning. The Riots all started in 2008 when some anti-SCABS bastards introduced the 'SCABS Re-location and Compensation Act', which declared anyone with SCABS and that had changed for then a few percent as legally dead." I thought for a second. "Booster, connect to the Ranch, transfer the archive file from Sam labeled "Ecker interview", and play back on main screen, please." The AVIS acknowledged, and I made some popcorn as the AVIS retrieved the video file, pulling it across the secured connection between the two buildings, and put it on the primary TV and in local storage for Alex to draw from. "Part of this is to save me having to explain it incorrectly, or miss something. I'll pause it and add comments as needed, but let's start..."