Kindle Notes & Highlights
How’s that wife of yours?” “Tired of talking about politics already?” Terry nodded, “Aren’t we all? Is there a more cancerous subject?” “I suppose not.”
"I know," Qira said, cutting him off. "I'm so busy trying to build a new world that I don't actually take time to live in it and see how things are progressing. I have to make it a point to do that more often. I need to actually be the senator instead of the superhero. You have my word that I'll start doing that from now on. I hope someday that you can forgive me."
Her lips curled back, revealing shiny teeth that allowed a hiss to escape, “Hating war is not the same thing as being a pacifist. Too many people need to learn that lesson and quickly!
“The war is already started. You just don’t see it yet. The Empire will come for us. I’ve seen it in their leadership. They…” “And what do you think they’ll do if they find out we’re using a weapon born of Draconix Lymph X? They’ll start working on their own version, or perhaps something even more terrible. Where does it end? When some global pandemic wipes out the world’s population? I’m not here for that.”
The corridor was all black, with recessed lighting on either side of the floor. Everything had a glossy finish, giving it a futuristic, if not sinister, look. Lexi always felt like these places were designed by people who read too many science fiction novels. Anyone looking at this hall would automatically assume that it was a domain of evil. In this case, at least, they wouldn’t be wrong.
He did find it somewhat amusing that the crew’s galley was on the same deck as the med bay. One had to wonder what kind of chef such an organization would hire and how bad they’d have to be to have such little faith.
I've seen these marks before, though not typically on someone still alive. This is a nasty bit of business.
“Are you okay?” “I’ve been isolated, infected, isolated again, strapped to a table twice, been stuck with multiple needles, and then irradiated to the point where I could have been used as a reactor core.”
Everyone involved wants the same thing. We all want to keep you safe. The problem is that we have different views on how to do it. Regardless of what happens in the next few minutes, I will continue to guide the UPW to the best of my ability.
“I’ve been meaning to say this to you, Senator… working for you sucked horribly. I lost time with my husband that I can’t get back.” She smiled as she looked up at Archer, “So… you can take this job and fuck off. I quit.”
