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"Piss off Terran"

"Sure," John said, "just as soon as you justify our differences"

Jonesy gave hi poured in and we jerked a center table over against the booth and the noise and conversation really began

It’d been months since the downfall of the Helix Co, were now dead and only Randoh ere few and far between

I asked e if they missed their abilities

"Not, really," Archer said then he thought about it, running a hand through his blond hair, disturbing not a strand How did he do that? "I would have made a fine criminal," he said randomly

John looked at him "Because cri at each other

Jonesy rolled his eyes, crushing his sucker and leaning back in his chair, his hand clasped on the back of Alex’s chair "You’re butt hurt because you thought someday you could, what? Unlock Fort Knox?"

"There was no thinking, Mark I could have"

Randi said froood for anything but exploration" She looked at us "And after seeing how the Zondorae’s screwed up Clara’s world," she gave a little shiver and Alex wrapped his beefy arms around her, "I don’t want to be a part of that"

I looked at Alex and he smiled "The ’experts’," he made airquotes, "swear I have soed like it didn’t htful then elaborated, "I’m not sure that they know the full extent of how entrenched everyone’s abilities beca when our waitress set down drinks and appetizers "I postulate," he smiled when Jonesy rolled his eyes for the third time "That we are all human and basically the saical differences ast one another The scientific community can’t dismiss these nuances There will be some retention, there certainly will be aabilities"

"That’s not true, John," Tiff said and John looked at her, sighing

"You can’t possibly want linoleum lizards," Bry said "Iour parents raise the brood, sis"

"You’re not a girl, Bry," Tiff said with the veno a hand over his buzzed skull "What I ht still be able to have kids And I don’t look at you like a girl"

Every female’s eyes were on hionads

"I lared at him "Tiff is my sister Hell," he looked at the dudes helplessly, "I’ve wrestled her!"

"She’s definitely a girl," John said softly and Bry winced I could tell that was not what he’d been wanting to hear

"You go, Terran!" Jonesy said with a laugh

Our food came and I was very happy it did Got us out of all kinds of rub

I was halfway done and already eyeing the dessert menu when Randi asked where Jade was

"My parents MyJade with baby clothes"

"No shit?" Jonesy asked and Sophie gave a little s and all that boring stuff"

"So not boring," Mia said

"I think he’s going to be so cute!" Sophie said

"Is it a boy?" Archer asked, scooping the soup of the day into hisit with his napkin

"Yeah, the docs know but we don’t," I answered, dippingit in my mouth

"Hell, I’d have to know," Tiff said

I nodded "Yeah, Jade really wants to know"

They all watched me I added with reluctance, "I think it ruins it"

"It’s that old-fashioned bullshit again, right Hart?" Jonesy asked

"Guilty," I put up uys," Bry said as a conversation changer

I threwmy watch to make sure I had time before I needed to pick Jade up We had so

Somewhere important

I explained what my new job was It was created just for me and I was happy to do it Because the dead were stillthere in the diner I could feel the beat of everything dead within a one , it’d be five

"So you’re gonna be a dead-hunter?" Jonesy asked after listening topeople anddirt anyraves are"

"The indians?" Alex asked and I nodded

"The Skopamish are just a local tribe, but their dead are scattered everywhere and with the Native Aht your skulking dead ass on board," Jonesy said, slurping the last of his h the straw

"Jones, ya slob, quit it," Tiff said

"Chill, sweetheart," Jonesy said, noith a pink tongue

John frowned and I laughed

"Anyway, I don’t think it’s in my job description to ’skulk’, Jones, but I will be locating and rounds"

"Show et cash," Jonesy said

"He does have a sside the plate that held his erinned

"Hard workers are sexy," Mia said, giving Bry a peck that turned his face red

Ah the females, here to put us in our place with their wiles

Speaking of wiles, I glance at et hoain

I hated ties In fact, I think they were just nooses disguised as ties Someone who sat in a dark, less room had invented them as a subtle torture device

"Stop," Jade battedto secretly loosen it "It’s only for a few hours, you can last" she said, adjusting it against ain

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