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It was astounding, Bobbie thought, how quickly humanity could go from What unimaginable intelligence fashioned these soul-wrenching wonders? to Well, since they’re not here, can I have their stuff?
“If Fred is showing this to you, Holden, know that your home planet appreciates your service. Also try not to put your dick in this. It’s fucked enough already.”
“Amos will look after you.” “Great,” Holden said. “I’ll land in the middle of the tensest situation in two solar systems, and instead of the smartest person I know, I’ll bring the guy most likely to get in a bar fight.”
“Captain,” Amos said with mock surprise. “Have you actually learned from your past? Is this a new thing you do now?”
I love you till my chest aches. But you are a stupid, stupid man. And when they take you away from me, I will not forgive you for it.”
She was talking about the biology and the science, but what she meant was Help me. It’s all going wrong, and no one can help me. No one but you.
“No one lives here,” Miller said, “but we’re sure as shit going to play with the corpses.” “What the hell is that supposed to mean?”
“I’m gonna kill you.” “When?” Murtry replied. “That is exactly the question that should stay on your mind,” Amos said and let the man go.
“Which moon?” “The one that’s melting down, Cap,” Amos said. “Right, that one. I’m sorry. I’ve got a lot of things going on right now. If it’s not something I can actually do something about, it’s not sinking in the way it probably ought to,” Holden said. And then, “I’m not supposed to do anything about the moon thing, am I?”
“It’s still on you. I will never live down not being the person my wife needed after she spent twenty years waitin’ for me. I can never make that right. Don’t go feelin’ sorry for yourself. You fucked up. You failed the people you love. They’re payin’ the price for it right now and you demean them every second you don’t own that shit.”
“Apocalyptic explosions, dead reactors, terrorists, mass murder, death-slugs, and now a blindness plague. This is a terrible planet. We should not have come here.”
“First mutiny?” Naomi said. “Yeah. It’s not really something I do.” “It gets easier,” she said, holding out her hand.
“Yeah?” Amos said. “How long’s that gonna take?” “About seven months,” Naomi said. “But at the outside, we’ll only have been dead for three of them.”
“Amos isn’t dead.” “How do you know?” “If Amos goes down, it’s because literally everyone else there has already died. We’re still alive, so Amos is too.”
