Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)

by Martha Wells

The upside was paranoid attention to detail. The downside was also paranoid attention to detail.)

“I’m not going to kill him,” I said, and dumped him on the couch. “I know what I’m fucking doing.”

Disinformation, which is the same as lying but for some reason has a different name, is the top tactic in corporate negotiation/warfare.

“It was an accident,” I said. She nodded. “What part was an accident?” “Most of the parts.”

It would have been hilarious if I wasn’t about to die. It was still a little hilarious.

Reaction 1: oh, that’s who had hacked my code. Reaction 2: flattering that they thought I was dangerous enough to pay for the contract on a Combat SecUnit. Reaction 3: I bet PortSec did not okay that and was going to be pissed off. Reaction 4: oh shit I’m going to die.

This was going to work! It absolutely did not work.

“I’m going to mark your cognition level at fifty-five percent.” “Fuck you.” “Let’s make that sixty percent.”)

OH SHIT WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME.)

(4) they liked me.