“Sin!” I cried, punching the magical signature reader as if that would do any good. We both wrestled with the mechanism, trying everything we could to get through, but the minutes ticked by and panic started to grip me. “Come on, come on. Just keep holding your breath, you crazy motherfucker.” Roary clawed at the edges of the hatch, trying to find purchase to wrench it open, but it was no good. We couldn’t do it. And there was no way he could have survived this long without oxygen. I backed up to the wall, clawing my fingers through my hair as shock and sadness washed over me in waves. “He
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