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“I am”
“How the fk do you keep your hair like that? I look like a hedgehog’s been hu the part is half of what’s going to keep you all alive We don’t have tiirlish Holden—”
“I’er creeping into her voice
“Ma’am,” Holden said, “this is my ship and my crew Half of us aren’t even Earth citizens, and we don’t just take your co to keep this ship froas, we need to make a press statement, and I’m not prepared to do that Would you please assist me?”
“Okay,” Nao shave”
Chapter Forty-One: Avasarala
After the Guanshiyin, the Rocinante see, only fabric-covered foaht be throhen the ship maneuvered violently Instead of cinnamon and honey, the air had the plastic-and-heat smell of military air recyclers And there were no expansive desk, no wide solitaire-ready bed, and no private space apart froe the size of a public toilet stall
Most of the footage they’d taken had been in the cargo bays, angled so that no ae Someone who knew Martian military vessels could tell where they were To everyone else, it would be an open space with cargo crates in the background Naoether—she was a surprisingly good visual editor—and when it becae a professional-sounding voice-over, she’d done that too
The crew assembled in the ed the feed to display fro on one of the patient beds, his legs crossed, sence files on Holden’s crew, she’d never have guessed what the h se beside Alex Kaether Praxidike Meng stood at the back of the room Avasarala couldn’t tell if her presence made him uncomfortable or if he was always like that
“Okay,” she said “Last chance for feedback”
“Wish I had some popcorn,” Amos said, and the medical scanner flashed once, showed a broadcast code and then white block letters: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Avasarala and Holden appeared on the screen She was speaking, her hands out before her as if illustrating a point Holden, looking sober, leaned toward her Nao, and professional
“In a surprising development, the deputy to Undersecretary of Executive Adht met with OPA representative James Holden and a representative of the Martian military today to address concerns over the potentially earth-shattering revelations surrounding the devastating attack on Gany forward to er and hide the loose skin under her chin Long practice hing A runner at the bottom of the screen identified her by na with Captain Holden to the Jovian system,” Avasarala said “The United Nations of Earth feel very strongly that a ation into this is the best way to restore balance and peace to the syste in the galley with the botanist This ti and she and Holden pretended to listen The voice-over caainst Praxidike Meng, whose search for his daughter has becoation was unequivocal”
Then back to Avasarala, her expression now sorrowful Her head shaking in an alure in this, and I personally condemn the irresponsibility of these rasfeeds that allow statements from mentally ill people to be presented as if they were verified fact Her abandongles with her psychological issues deserve a nified and private venue”