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What was really terrifying was that, for Tansy, that was probably a valid reason to let the world live

Evidently, it wasn’t good enough for Sherman He kept his arm locked around my neck and said, "You really don’t care if she lives or dies? I can shoot her right here, right in front of you, and you won’t stop me?"

"No, Sherman, I won’t stop you," she said calmly "But just so you’re aware, I will kill you I will kill the suit you’re wearing, and I will rip you out of its skull and kill you, and then I will proceed to destroy everyone who ever thought your rabid little excuse for a philosophy was a good idea Believemy cheerful little s If Sal doesn’t leave this room alive, neither do you"

"I want the thued a little "Looks like we’re at another iht back here, where you can’t shoot your hostage because I’ll shoot you and you’re so fond of not having holes in that precious, precious skull of yours?"

For theto decide to put a bullet in et any better chances I cleared , slowly, "Does one of you want to tellon? How do you know each other? What are you even talking about?"

"Wait--you’re threatening to shoot her in the head because I’ your little slumber party, and she doesn’t even know?" Tansy shook her head "Dude, Shermie, that’s low even for you I don’t think it’s very nice to threaten a girl without telling her why you’re doing the threatening"

"Tansy…" he began, in a warning tone of voice

"Sherman here used to live with us at Doctor C’s place," said Tansy, ignoring him "He’s the one we don’t talk about much anymore, on account of he betrayed us and ran aith a bunch of stuff he wasn’t supposed to have"

"We had a right to that research," said Sherman stiffly

"Oh, really? Is that why you asked Doctor C before you took it? Is that why you tied Adaerous note in Tansy’s voice "Is that why you tried to convince roundwork for a beautiful new human-free future?"

"Human-free?" said Dr McGillis