Fresh Violet! Author Notes. Depressive is Depressing.

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"Hey, wait a minute. . . doesn't this bird have any of those inertial adjustment doohickeys?"

"Scientific craft don't rate inertial dampers! They're for Military Section, Loyalty Section, and Executive Section only!"

"Damn." My hopes died as suddenly as they'd flared up. "Well then, we're gonna have to take whatever comes next John Wayne style."

"What?"

"Just clench your butt and keep smiling, Avila."

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