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"Not having thea firer to my ribs at almost exactly the sa?"
"I really had no idea, Maggie, I swear" I slowed at a stop sign--not quite co barreling down a narrow, tree-lined street at a speed that only bordered on unsafe As long as I didn’t cross that line and kill us all, I figured I was doing pretty well "He was doing some research for me, but I honestly never expected that particular phone call"
Neither did I, and that worriesabout?" asked Kelly She sounded worried "I’m already a little uncomfortable with the nuoing to be staying?"
"For a while, yeah," I said "We’re on our way to pick up Mahir Gowda You met him at the funeral" Not that they’d had very much time to talk, or reason to; Kelly was only in attendance because the FBI had seized George’s body as evidence in the case against Governor Tate, and the CDC doesn’t allow human remains to be shipped without an escort Thanks to that little rule, I wound up with two extra guests at a party I never intended to hold: Kelly and her boss, Dr Wynne I left George in the van and went to confront the man who really killed her--I shot her, but Tate ordered her infection, and I held Tate responsible for what happened--and I didn’t see her again until she was nothing but a heap of sterile ash--
Steady, said George, breaking ht, sorry," I e of panic, and every little thing--like the reh to sendThat wasn’t so look that was thoughtful and, oddly, relieved "He was the one in the really unfortunate brown pants," she said, directing her words toward Kelly
"He flew in fro "Wait, did he just fly in froain?"
"That’s what it I looks like," I said We were approaching a large green sign that read WEED AIRPORT (MUNICIPAL FIELD O46) AHEAD I slowed tointo the lane that would take us to the quarantine zone
Air travel changed a lot after the Rising According to the history books, it used to be a pretty simple process Olderas they pleased, and the real old ones show really crazy shit, like guys who aren’t even passengers pursuing their runaway girlfriends through security and people buying tickets froht attendant I’ve ever seen has been carrying e Irwin, and if soht without the proper ht fro before they hit the floor Working for the airlines teaches a person to shoot first and ask questions later, if ever
People who can’t hack it as Irwins because they’re too violent go into the air travel industry There’s a thought to make a person want to stay at home
Travel between the major airports requires a clean bill of health from an accredited doctor, followed by inspection by airportconcourse Nonpassengers aren’t allowed past the first air lock Once you’re inside, you’re herded from blood test to blood test, usually supervised by people with lots and lots of guns That’s another thing that see air travel: Nobody in those olda weapon unless they work for the police or the airWell, these days, the fear of zo a gun will have one when they want to get on a plane You get on, you sit down, and you stay sitting unless one of the flight attendants is escorting you to the restroom--after a blood test, of course It takes their clearance to even unbuckle your seat belt once the plane is in motion So yeah, air travel? Not si people undertake lightly
Weed’s airport was tiny, three buildings and a runith only the minimum in federally mandated air lock and quarantine space between the airport and the curb Several airport security cars were parked nearby Overkill most of the ti to bet they wouldn’t be nearly enough if a plane actually fleith an unexpected cargo of live infected That’s the trouble with being scared all the tio nuer pick-up and drop-off, hitting the horn twice Kelly winced, but didn’t question the action Only an idiot gets out of their car unprompted at even the s The echoes from the horn barely had time to die out when the air lock door opened and Mahir cale battered carry-on bag behind him The formerly black nylon was scuffed and torn and patched with strips of duct tape in several places At least that probablythe conveyor belt at baggage claih to have a conveyor belt I was pretty sure Mahir hadn’t arrived on any coht