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===Cubicle===
===Cubicle===
A.J. cocked his GMSLA and kicked off the planking. Revealed: rubble-showered  
A.J. cocked his GMSLA and kicked off the planking. Revealed: rubble-showered youth in sharp suit, prone, pale face and pinned under collapsed pitch book stack. It was heavy, but not load-bearing.


“Don’t move.”
“Don’t move, son. We'll have you put off there on no time.”
 
“I'm fiiiine. I'm fliiiying”


The poor little punk was in a state. Dust-caked, dehydrated, eyes red and rolling wild in wide sockets.
The poor little punk was in a state. Dust-caked, dehydrated, eyes red and rolling wild in wide sockets.
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A.J. hammered, “What is it?”
A.J. hammered, “What is it?”


Boone held out a flatpalm that said quiet ops. He unholstered his Z10 commlink and jacked up a connection back to base.  
Boone held out a flat-palm that said “quiet ops”. He unholstered his Z10 commlink and jacked up a secure connection back to base.  


“Yeah, Aggie: Do you copy?”
“Yeah, Aggie: Do you copy?”
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“On it, Boone. You all okay?”
“On it, Boone. You all okay?”


“precautionary measure only at this time. Di-Alpha head gabbling . Most lovely stale of public side but charge of MNPI infection”.  
“Precautionary measure only at this time, Aggie. Di-Alpha head gabbling. Most likely stale or public side but some risk of MNPI infection. Better be safe than sorry.”


Aggie said, “Oopsie.”
Aggie said, “Oopsie.”


The squad yukked. “I see what you did there.”
Boone yukked. The squad yukked. “that's solid A grade material, Agster. I see what you did there.”
 
The squid kid shook his head. Chalk motes lifted off his suit.
“No, no, no, please, no, I’m clean, man. I’m straight. I'm Goldboy through and through.”


The squid kid shook his head. Chalk motes lifted off his suit..
The suit ''was'' sharp.
“No, no, no, I’m clean, man. I’m straight. I'm goldboy through and through.”


Boone carried on back to base. “He's pretty far gone, Aggie. I think it's stale. But he's packing a red herring.”
Boone carried on back to base. “He's pretty far gone, Aggie. I think it’s stale. But he's packing a red herring. Take no chances.”


It seemed implausible. He had the likely pedigree a and squid-like air is assurance. He was clutching a fat book.
It seemed implausible. He had the likely pedigree a and squid-like air is assurance. He was clutching a fat book.
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