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“All right, you’re asking for it!” Swart was well stocked and let it rip. | “All right, you’re asking for it!” Swart was well stocked and let it rip. | ||
The [[SIV]] hoovered up the cash and doubled down. “This one’s frisky, Skip,” he yelled. His spirits were high. This was what he signed on for. Bundie allowed himself a smile at his old pal’s energy. | The [[SIV]] hoovered up the cash and doubled down. “This one’s frisky, Skip,” he yelled. His spirits were high. This was what he signed on for. Bundie allowed himself a smile at his old pal’s energy. But as suddenly as it spread, that smile froze. | ||
“All right, friend, you want liquidity? Have some goddamn liquidity.” Tucker loaded up a fresh magazine of long-dated IRS and shouldered the [[PBA]]. He flipped the safety on the NAV trigger. | “All right, friend, you want liquidity? Have some goddamn liquidity.” Tucker loaded up a fresh magazine of long-dated IRS and shouldered the [[PBA]]. He flipped the safety on the NAV trigger. | ||
“Tucker | “Tucker! No!” | ||
Tucker squeezed. A white hot beam of dynamic IM | Time slowed. Tucker tilted his head, regarded his commander and winked. Bundie could see his words fighting through the dense atmosphere, wrestling with the cordite and flying clods and sandspritzes. It never made it. It was as if the universe contrived to wrangle disaster where there might be triumph. Should be ''triumph''. | ||
There was a moment of clarity. A sparkular gleam, refracting a rainbow of hope, then a subsonic dropout as Tucker squeezed. A white hot beam of dynamic IM spewed from that magnificent weapon. | |||
but they knocked out his ISDAs. The [[Present value|PV]] boiled into the atmosphere. | but they knocked out his ISDAs. The [[Present value|PV]] boiled into the atmosphere. | ||