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There was pain, but it felt good in an, I’m probably dead, but if it hurts, maybe not, way.
“Do I get a ring? I figure if you’re going to bond with a girl, she should get a ring.” “I cannot tell if you are serious. Even with our bonding, your emotional responses are complex. I have not had enough time to recognize subtle changes.” “Welcome to every woman, ever.
“There will be no ring in the short run.” “Why?” “You have no hands.” “Fair,” Deke said.
AJ joined them, helping to move the bodies of the young men who’d only minutes previous seemed too annoying to be near. Now, in death, they occupied a special place of honor where the cost of entry was the ultimate price. Never again would the young corporal be called Diapers.
“I am glad that you approve. Improved vision is a significant advantage in combat situations,” Keegs said. “Aww, you say the most romantic things.”
“That was almost condescending, but in a cool, I’m not gonna tell you you’re stupid way,” Deke said. “You’re walking a fine line. I like it.”
“Give me a target.” She pulled the tube onto her shoulder. “Fast is slow, slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.”
War was a ridiculous waste. Greed drove the universe and that greed killed good men and women without concern for the cost.
“What happened to you? Did you fall out on the way down?” she asked, silently speaking only to Keegs.
The extent of your internal damage was problematic, and I needed to adjust how I am integrated into your body.” “If I had a dollar for every time I heard that.”
“You would have precisely one dollar.” “T...
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“Always assume the worst because that’s likely the best case,” Deke said, nodding grimly.
“Well put,” Corcoran said, smiling for the first time that afternoon. “Where’d you hear that?” “I believe it’s your quote,” Deke said.
“You’re doing it again and I’m too tired to stop you,” Deke said.
“Too many words, not enough cartoons?”
“I need to look in his face and understand what we’re up against,” AJ said. “We’re all out of good options. It’s time to look more seriously at shitty options.”
AJ said. “Winning is off the table, but there are soldiers on the ground for whom we’re their best hope of survival. I know what that hope felt like and I know what it felt like when Lefty and his boys showed up and rescued me. This whole thing is FUBAR. It’s our turn to make a difference. Are you with me?” “I hate it when you do that.” “Do what?” “Make sense.”
her only training had been to be thrown into the deep end of the swimming pool with a suggestion that survival probably involved swimming.
“One thing at a time,” AJ said. “Beverly, figure out how much of that shelf we need to take down. Deke, how about we work on getting you on your belly?”
“Sounds like every bad date I’ve ever been on,” Deke said.
AJ’s eyes widened as the lithe woman became a whirling dervish of frenetic movements. He struggled to follow the strikes of the Quarr almost as much as he struggled to keep up with Deke’s own acrobatics.
“She’s badass,” Chach said. “And she’s on our side!”
