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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 | 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, 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. | 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 | The suit ''was'' sharp. | ||
Boone carried on back to base. “He's pretty far gone, Aggie. I think | 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. |