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Becks looked atto see what it was going to ood Co for her to follow me With barely a moment of hesitation, she did
Mahir met us in the elevator lobby "Are we ready?" he asked
"That is a question for the sages, not for us, Mahir," I said "But we’re going either way, so what the fk does it ht?"
He took that answer in stride None of us said anything as we got into the elevator and rode down to the lobby The concierge sh his hotel every day I waved, and alked on, to the van
I had unlocked the doors and was about to get inside when Becks caught ently, "The ja to track us--still unproven, but still likely--then so could other people The Monkey’s people had knoe had it Thatsomewhere sensitive, like, say, the CDC "Got a haot a better idea" She picked up the jaer seat, and turned to walk back toward the hotel
I blinked "Mahir? You want to logic that one out for e is supposed to be the hotel’s private on-callhione to ask hirade furnace of soot into the van
Becks returned about five ly pleased She hopped into her seat, pushing her backpack to the floor, and slaora is more than happy to dismantle any unwanted professional equipment we may have, and can promise the utmost discretion in the destruction of the individual co rimaced and started the van
The Seattle branch of the CDC wasn’t technically in Seattle at all; it was across the lake, in Redmond The facility was located on part of what used to be thedemonstrated every possible flaw in their architecture The CDC bought the site when the rebuilding of the area was getting underway; it was viewed as aa CDC installation nearby was seen alainst further infection That hasn’t changed much in the last twenty years People would rather live near the CDC than in areas with good schools or excellent hospitals The CDC will keep the zohter stood a chance of keepingand double-checking her guns, while Mahir monitored the GPS The only conversation consisted of directions, given quietly and with calot there The Cat’s instructions included the location of a secure parking garage forone, but the garage re and abandoned With the CDC so close, regular patrols checked the area for signs of zo as the roof didn’t collapse on us
No one was in sight as we turned off the road and into a back alley that led to the old ee I parked in the darkest corner I could find, despite the fact that every instinct I had told hts didn’t catch any naled for the others to stay quiet as I turned off the engine It ticked for a few seconds before stilling into silence
Nothing moaned or shuffled in the darkness We were alone "Clear," I said
"This place gives me the creeps," co up in places that should have stayed in their horror ood ti out of the van My boots crunched on the broken glass and gravel covering the pave ood time, too" I looked between them "You all cool?"
"I’m cool," confirodforsaken hellhole you persist in claio violate a few more laws," said Mahir "I believe at this point we’re sie
"I thought you were supposed to keepthat Becks and Mahir would hear e out of pretending not to be crazy
I gave up
"Well, folks, even the girl who lives inAccording to the directions, we have a quarter-o before we even hit the fence"
"Whichnot to fall into any unexpected holes," said Becks dryly "This isn’t my first rodeo"