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“Let’s get in there and do e can We can’t let any of these … Okay, where’d they go?”

On the tactical display, the attacking

“They’re cutting thrust,” Nao dark Must have radar-absorbing hulldata? Can we anticipate where they’re going to be?”

The tactical display began to flicker Fireflies Thein what looked like se

“This is going to be a bitch,” Alex said “Bobbie?”

“I’ve got so on, kids,” Alex said “We’re going for a ride”

The Roci bucked hard, and Avasarala pressed back into her seat The shuddering rhyth PDCs and then her body again On the display, the co after the near-invisible foes Thrust gravity shifted, spinning her couch one way and then another without warning She tried closing her eyes, but that orse

“H was doing so thrusters and … Oh”

“‘Oh’ what? Nouns I need nouns”

“She’s holed,” Naomi said “One of the monsters holed her”

“Told you they could do that,” Alex said “Hate to be on the ship right now Still Couldn’t have happened to a nicer fella”

“His men aren’t responsible for his actions,” Bobbie said “They ot to help them”

“We can’t,” Holden said “They’ll shoot at us”

“Would you all please shut the fk up?” Avasarala said “And stop oddamned ship around Just pick a direction and calnored for five ’s distress beacon kicked in, she still hadn’t answered A broadcast signal cauyen of the United Nations battleship Agatha King I a to surrender to UN ships with the condition of i surrender to any United Nations military vessel on the condition of immediate evacuation”

Souther answered on the same frequency

“This is the Okimbo What’s your situation?”

“We have a possible biohazard,” Nguyen said His voice was so tight and high it sounded like so him On the tactical display, several white dots were already ,” Souther said “We’re on our way”

“Like hell you are,” Avasarala said, then cursed quietly as she opened a broadcast channel “Like hell you are This is Avasarala I aatha King No vessel should dock with her or accept transfer of materiel or personnel Any ship that does will be placed under a quarantine and containment order as well”