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Wohtclubs of her homeland Unlike any Geled the mind The RUNA saw absolutely no reason for civilians to carry guns, and Mae watched incredulously as poshly dressed playboys and call girls strolled up to the guards and surrendered weapons as casually as their coats
Inside the club, high-powered air-conditioning vied for control with the heat generated by soEqually oppressive was the sarettes and other substances It created a haze in the dim room thatht have been a party, but it was a dangerous one, and her wariness woke the implant up
She didn’t entirely understand the intricacies of Panah she knew they were tied to class There was an aristocratic deraphic that kept its women out of the public eye, as well as a newer upper class e that was looser in its rules for the sexes That latter group h there were also a number of less affluent wo theested to others that Mae was in that group, so she was eager to complete her task before anyone decided to test the theory
As it turned out, she was hit on five ti Cristobal Martinez Only one of her "suitors" turned hostile at her rejection, but a sharp look fro up for herself It was just as well, for the sake of discretion, though her increasingly darkening ht
She located Cristobal near an auto ave Mae tequila when she asked for ruetically telling a story to his friends When he noticed Mae standing near him, his face lit up
"My pretty party crasher," he said in English He spread his hands out expansively "Welcome to my humble home Well, one of theh they were having tea on the Nordic land grant "I ondering if you could give a ive it to hiht over…" Cristobal turned and scanned the part of the roo tables "Well, he was over there No telling where he’s gone now Probably in soetic about that "But it’s hard to say You htened her set this to him" She produced the envelope from her purse "Can you help me?"
"Of course" He slipped the envelope into his pocket as deftly as a ers "Nohat else can I do for you? Naenerosity was as much for the onlookers as for her "I like you Gee more of you to coave him a head-shake and another polite so--but thank you for your help in delivering that to Dr March" She felt the need to ain because Cristobal’s personality seemed a little distractible
He clasped his hands over his heart in mock pain "So cruel, you Gemman women No wonder Justin left I hope you’ll at least make the rounds before you break my heart further There’s food in the room over there, and I have an ash dealer around here soled into the RUNA And the band absolutely cannot be nore theain, hoped he’d remember the envelope, and then started to turn toward the door she’d co, judging fro tattoos They were dressed in the flashy attire of questionable taste that passed as high fashion around here and had the self-satisfied swagger of those on the prowl Not wanting anything to do with theed course and headed toward the doors she could just barely make out in the back of the room
It took her a couple of tries to find one she wanted One led to a roolass table Another looked like a storage roo couple had decided to turn it into a bedrooratefully outside to an alley--and into a fight
The adrenaline shot up in her systens of an altercation, even though she knew none of its context Six thugs within Spanish and advancing on a lone s on his jacket as an EA diplomat’s, and within seconds, she was in motion Loyalty to the RUNA’s sister country kicked in, as did a si odds
The odds weren’t that overwhel for her They were kind of pathetic, really, but an easy fight was still better than no fight She needed this outlet, and at least here, there were noa funeral Plus, if she took care of this quickly and quietly, she"discreet"