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But she reluctantly pulled back a little, re in his arms even as she used the same wipe to take the smut from his face in turn "I hope this works," she said, eyes flicking behind hi black lines froo as he realized Peri was carefully not watching them as well "No one has ever done it before That has to count for soo for a beer?" Allen said, the glow froot al bad could ever happen, they turned to cross ca like the drunken students scattered about " ‘This is bad forfun at Peri, and the woman flushed, her e found her place a new friends

But her reply never ca, and Silas and Su their companions’ attention across campus to the upperclassman apartments

There were cars parked askew in the lot before the building’s low of headlamps

CHAPTER FIVE

Silas’s thick hands clenched as he stood in the s room like a chastised little boy Summer called it a fanny-bumper kitchen, and he took up the space nearly in its entirety, hunched and angry as the accusations ht went from bad to worse

The ser parties, but the veno from Professor Milo combined with Professor Woo’s frustration made it claustrophobic Peri’s advocate, an old man in his seventies na behind the s hiive Silas pause

The wrinkle-lined , called in by the two professors to discuss Peri’s probable involve to find her, he and Professor Milo had tracked her down to the empty aparter over the wristbands was nothing co when the tech call came in about the o

Silas’s eyes went to the ceiling vent when the air conditioner clicked on Mood bad, he reached out and turned it off so he could see Professor Milo sweat in the coat and tie he’d put on for the dignitary A lued, and Silas didn’t feel any re into the small kitchen, Suh as she flicked the air conditioner back on again

Silas ignored the heated argu close over Summer to breathe in the scent of her hair It still held the hint of that hideous perfuer’s office "You alere the ss His eyes flicked to the silent, tall s bothered him They never had before

Sus to hi heavily, he took them, shoulders back in unrepentance as he passed within feet of Professor Milo Why do you hatein Su chair with her ar "Thanks, Silas," she said as she reached for the offered coffee But he couldn’t help but notice she set it aside untasted

"Allen?" he prompted, and Allen looked up from where he sat perched at the front of the couch, his elbows on his knees as his fate was decided

"No, thanks I want to sleep tonight," heto stand before the tiny fireplace where he could see everyone In the kitchen, Su to do so normal

That they had removed Allen’s and Summer’s chipped bracelets wasn’t a direct link to themainframe, but that didn’t seem to matter to Professor Milo

"You will be expelled for this, Dr Denier," Professor Milo said, face red "Reht as Professor Woo drew hier "You can’t do that, Milo," he said, and Milo looked the smaller man up and down in threat

"No? See if I don’t"

Head craned, Professor Woo pushed into Milo’s space, al the taller man onto the couch "I have listened to you rant for twenty minutes now Get off o at that"

"Prank!" Milo becarades"

"Prove it," Allenit with a cough

Professor Woo backed up, his expression grim "I checked into it while you were on your tirade It doesn’t need rebuilding The system is in a reboot spiral Whoever did it can undo it Your reactions are not based on the current situation but on your bruised pride, and I won’t let you kick Denier out of the program because he’s smarter than you and you can’t handle it"

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