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Toed modestly "I do what I can"

"It’s easy for you to say!" Wyatt protested, turning on Vik "You got invited back to all those coer to downplay this, but I have been noticing you are not experiencing this issue yourself"

"Toht to feel depressed," Wyatt insisted

"Why would Tom be depressed?" Vik said, exasperated "Yes, he had a setback, but it’s not like he woke up in Connecticut"

There was a morew very grave "That’s how you’re using the Connecticut thing"

"That’s how," Vik confirmed

"Don’t, Vik It’s terrible"

"Terrible? No, Enslow You’re confusing To in Connecticut," Vik said

Wyatt hit his arhed and patted To, my friend"

Tom felt a bit sheepish as Yuri walked away, because obviously the big Russian kid thought To shoulder pat This really aes blurred before his eyes

"You’re in poor for"

"Poor form for you Hey, you’re not really depressed, are you?" He sounded aard just asking it Toured You’ll come back from this, Doctor You always do"

But later, when he was alone again, Tom stared up at those five reasons he was so, so screwed He desperately wanted to be proud of it like Vik said, but the soyle, and the knot in his stomach was made of pure dread

TOM WASN’T LOOKING forward to General Marsh’s reaction to his disgrace His stomach plummeted when the su would not bode well for hi tis felt like lead the entire walk up to the twelfth-floor observation deck, where General Marsh waited

The night air was chilly, and Tom shivered a bit when he stepped out and snapped to attention Marsh waved for hined to his fate

"You wanted to see me, sir?"