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Vik sent her a startled glace "You guys didn’t get destroyed?"

"No, we did get destroyed Elliot and I were hit by Yosef’s ship when he started to plunge into Jupiter," Wyatt explained

"So you were Jupitered"

"Yosef killed us, not Jupiter"

"So you were Yosef’d--because of Jupiter," Vik said

"Because of kinetic energy!"

"Kinetic energy directly caused by the gravity of Jupiter" Vik clenched his fists before him "The most diabolical planet of them all"

"That’s so stupid, Vik Jupiter isn’t diabolical It’s a gas giant, and e it our lives A lot of asteroids that could cause mass extinction on Earth hit Jupiter instead of us because of Jupiter’s gravity"

Vik shook his head "You forget, Enslow: a lot of asteroids that wouldn’t even end up anywhere near Earth get redirected toward Earth by Jupiter’s gravity If hus never et wiped out by a meteor someday, perhaps even a iant you so eagerly defend All humanity could be Jupitered one day That’s as diabolical as it gets"

She rolled her eyes "If you want to talk about future dooen, turn into a red giant, and destroy our planet anyway Does that et sunned for a few billion years, Evil Wench We could all get Jupitered to ‘Jupitered’ It’s not even a word! YouWyatted," Vik co up any words!" Wyatt cried "It’s so annoying!"

Lyla spoke up "You guys are both annoying"

Wyatt looked hurt, Vik grinned proudly, and Toain He wasn’t sure why, but he felt strange, aliddy, more so every second he waited

"You, too," Lyla said to hi We get it You’re freaked out Boo hoo"

To and adopted a whiny voice: "Oh no, I am so, so scared of the census device"

"I arew indignant on To, Martin Dead wrong The only thing Toreed Then, to Vik, "Hey!"

Vik gave a laugh that sounded like a giggle, and then the door to the cell slid open, and Olivia Ossare strode inside "Hello, everyone"