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The CB in the cabin pinged. Capcom sounded rattled. Hey, Kurzweil do you read? We see your vector heading north. What’s going on? Is everything in order? | The CB in the cabin pinged. Capcom sounded rattled. Hey, Kurzweil do you read? We see your vector heading north. What’s going on? Is everything in order? | ||
Boone picked up the receiver. “Ah, capcom all is in order. We are just seeing some interference so — er — re-routing the north-west. Ten four, over.” | Boone picked up the receiver. “Ah, capcom all is in order. We are just seeing some interference — routine, totally routing stuff, you know, so — er — we are re-routing to approach from the north-west. Ten four, over.” | ||
“Heinrich, is that you?” | “Heinrich, is that you?” | ||
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“Er, yeah, of course it is. ''Ja'', I mean. ''Ja'', hier ist Kurzweil.” Boone winced. | “Er, yeah, of course it is. ''Ja'', I mean. ''Ja'', hier ist Kurzweil.” Boone winced. | ||
“But | “But you seem to be heading straight at us. This manoeuvre isn’t in the playbook, Kurzweil. This is ORI material —” | ||
“No, no, Maxine, it is all routine, and cleared with Commander Scheisskopf. Hey it is getting a bit choppy okay? I am struggling to maintain secure connection. Everything in order. Repeat, everything in order. Going dark, over.” | |||
“Heinrich? Heinrich?” | |||
Boone clicked off the receiver. “That was getting boring,” he muttered. | |||
The timer ticked past 4:30. | The timer ticked past 4:30. |