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“They’re taking us to Luna”

“I figured as ht Bobbie’s attention

“You don’t want to?”

“Honestly? I want to go home Get back on the Roci with o Be nice if it was so at us”

“That would be a plus,” Bobbie said “Don’t knohere that is”

“Lot of planets out there My experience with colonies is, ah, a little checkered, but I can see the appeal of a new start”

“There aren’t any new starts,” Bobbie said “All the new ones pack the old ones along with the a history anymore I don’t kno to do that”

“Still, I can dream”

“Right there with you”

At the other table, two of thetheir trays to the recycler The lanced over at Alex and Bobbie, and then pretended they hadn’t Alex took a bite of his sandwich The greasy cheese and fake butter were like being young again Or else like re

“Any word on the assholes who shot at us?”

“They’re still fighting with the escort ships Withdrawing, but not retreating The escort isn’t looking to engage as long as they can keep the bastards fro close to us”

“Yeah, all right”

“Seem weird to you too?”

“Little bit,” Alex said “Seems like a pretty piss-poor ambush if you don’t actually ambush anyone”