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Hare looked the kid up and down. His eyes were wide. He had a hunger to learn. It aggrieved him to see this undirected, crackling energy. | Hare looked the kid up and down. His eyes were wide. He had a hunger to learn. It aggrieved him to see this undirected, crackling energy. | ||
It | It was time to have some fun. Hare chuckled to himself. He rustled in the the hopper and pulled out a lightweight aluminium contraption with a non-disclosure mechanic. | ||
What do you make of this one? | What do you make of this one then, lad? | ||
He tossed it to the boy. Barberazza took it low, with his left hand. Reflex catch. He weighed it in his hands, turned it over, and took a sighter. | |||
Well? | |||
Nice pick-up. Handles smoothly, though a bit front heavy. | |||
And? | |||
The boy deftly disassembled it and lined up the parts. His hands flew, urgently but carefully. He went through the standard confi playbook. The boy was well-drilled, he had to admit. | The boy deftly disassembled it and lined up the parts. His hands flew, urgently but carefully. He went through the standard confi playbook. The boy was well-drilled, he had to admit. | ||
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Hare purred. “see? That's how you do it son." | Hare purred. “see? That's how you do it son." | ||
“ — But there are a couple of backdoor security issues.” | “ — But the balance is off by quite a bit, and there are a couple of backdoor security issues.” | ||
“What?” | |||
“No [[NOM]] and it’s vulnerable to an DEA attack.” | “No [[NOM]] and it’s vulnerable to an DEA attack, sir.” | ||
“Er, a —” | “Er, a —” | ||
“Denial of Entire Agreement attack, sir.” Cloyingly submissive, the little bastard | “Denial of Entire Agreement attack, sir.” Cloyingly submissive, the little bastard. | ||
Hare gritted his teeth. That excellent work, soldier. You've picked all all of the issues with this one.” | |||
But the boy hasn't finished with the side arm. There's a general indemnity. that's mad. Who the hell puts one of those in a confi? | |||
The boy flipped a catch. What the hell ... A boc indemnity. That's positively dangerous. He carefully set the piece down on the bench and works at it with his red line. He made a couple of careful incisions and slowly, delicately, withdrew the offending mechanism and dropped it in the sterilising waste receptacle. | |||
I — | |||
That was close sir. | |||
Against his better judgement have hurt himself bloat out, what is a BOC indemnity? | |||
Indemnity for breach of contract sir Colin can create significant localised explosions. High degree of indeterminacy, chain reactions possible. Who the hell drafted — | |||
But at that moment the b | |||
Barberazza got back to work. “Gimme another one, sir. We got a lot to get through. The Eagle Squad needs these at the front line” | Barberazza got back to work. “Gimme another one, sir. We got a lot to get through. The Eagle Squad needs these at the front line” |