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“We’re gonna need a wall thrown up around this unit pronto.” | “We’re gonna need a wall thrown up around this unit pronto.” | ||
“On it, Boone. You all okay?” | “On it, Boone. Have your unit affirm confidentiality. OneNDA Protocol. You all okay?” | ||
“OneNDA terms affirmed. Yeah, s fine. 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.” | ||
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A.J. cocked and aimed. “Hold it right there, tiger.” | A.J. cocked and aimed. “Hold it right there, tiger.” | ||
Kid regarded [A.J.]]’s up-close muzzle and ''gurned''. “Oh, no, I’m clean, man. I’m straight. I'm | Kid regarded [A.J.]]’s up-close muzzle and ''gurned''. “Oh, no, I’m clean, man. I’m straight. I'm Wickerman, through and through.” | ||
The suit ''was'' sharp: | The suit ''was'' sharp: Wickliffe grade, sans doubte. | ||
“I’m a ninja. ''Look''.” | “I’m a ninja. ''Look''.” | ||
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“Freeze!” | “Freeze!” | ||
“Chill, man. I'm late on | “Chill, man. I'm late on [[CBT]]. If I don’t finish on time they will know something’s wrong.” | ||
Boone did not want a | “who will?” | ||
“Wickliffe Compliance goons. They monitor by the keystroke.” | |||
Boone did not want a Wickliffe compliance detail sweeping the building right now. | |||
Gimme a look at that. | Gimme a look at that. | ||
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What's that? | What's that? | ||
That's the goddamn deadline. I've been pulling all nighters on | That's the goddamn deadline. I've been pulling all nighters on this goddam CDO . I gotta get this done or my ass I'd toast. | ||
“Okay. It’s D.” | “Okay. It’s D.” | ||
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“The answer. It’s D. “All of the above”.” | “The answer. It’s D. “All of the above”.” | ||
“Oh, right. Sweet.” The kid clacked his keyboard. He hit return. The Wang went blank. The hourglass flipped. The count-down ticked. Thirty seconds to go. | |||
“Come on —” | |||
The hour-glass flipped. Twenty five seconds. | |||
A compliance automated reminder popped up. It threatened disciplinary. | |||
Punchface squealed. “Let’s wax him and get out of here, Boone.” | |||
“We do not have control room clearance, Roly.” | |||
“The place is going to blow!” | |||
“Wait.” | |||
It ticked down to 5. The Wang honked and squawked and flashed red. | |||
The screen came up. The machine beeped & glowed. The printer started chattering. | |||
The | Squid kid pulled a readout off the dot matrix. The alarm died. The code red light show subsided. The lights came up. | ||
The kid grinned. “Nailed it. Any more was wasted effort.” | The kid scanned the readout. He grinned. “Nailed it. Eighty percent. I’m clear. Any more was wasted effort.” | ||
The comlink crackled. | The comlink crackled. “Boone, this is control room. The wall is active. Code word: Protect Viper. You may proceed.” | ||
Boone opened up the comlink 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.” | Boone opened up the comlink 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.” |