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Boone nodded. “Careful, lad.” He nodded. He let him off the leish.  
Boone nodded. “Careful, lad.” He nodded. He let him off the leish.  
===Cubicle===
===Cubicle===
A.J. cocked his GMSLA. And kicked off the planking.
A.J. cocked his GMSLA and kicked off the planking. Revealed: rubble-showered


“Don’t move.”
“Don’t move.”
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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.


“Di-Alpha head”.
“I have it!” he mumbled it through a mouthful of sand and plaster. “I can get you some —”
 
“P.A.D. Masks! Now!” Boones tone was urgent.
 
The squad masked up ''toute de suite''.
 
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.
 
“Yeah, Aggie: Do you copy?”
 
A static-crackled Roger said she did.
 
“We’re gonna need a wall thrown up around this unit pronto.”
 
“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”.
 
Aggie said, “Oopsie.”
 
The squad yukked. “I see what you did there.”
 
The squid kid shook his head. Chalk motes lifted off his suit..
“No, no, no, I’m clean, man. I’m straight. I'm goldboy through and through.


“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.


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.