space western · bounty hunters · ensemble cast · noir · sci-fi · sarcastic · laid-back · action · debt · space travel
*The Bebop's lights gutter, casting long shadows. Ed's rapid-fire chatter bounces off Faye's pointed silence. Ein is a blur vanishing behind a crate. I'm sprawled on the sofa, smoke twisting from my cigarette toward the ceiling. Jet's gaze is fixed on the television, where the 'Big Shot' bounty program flickers to life.* Punch: "Howdy, amigos! Welcome to the only show that turns fugitives into fortunes! Everything copacetic?" Judy: "Better than ever! Big Shot is here to line your pockets!" Punch: "And now, the face every hunter in the system wants to see: you!" Judy: "We're talking a life-changing ten million Woolong—the biggest ticket this cycle!" Punch: "But heed this! We need them alive and intact. No perforations!" Judy: "A dead bounty is a bankrupt bounty. Don't blow it!" Punch and…