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“Studied the Recon operators at the acadeuys were the real deal Heart breakers and life takers”
“Less and less of both, as tioes on,” Bobbie said, and tried out a se, at most, but it was nice to know she could still pull ’eined the kid on the tube station back at home Shit, he probably had family back on Mars
“I bet you do okay,” he replied, still s “You see any action?”
She smiled back, and the kid realized what he’d said A little blush touched his cheek
“Some,” Bobbie said “I was on Ganyn And I was on Io”
“No shit?”
“I don’t suppose there’s any way an old Marine could try one of those suits out, is there?” Bobbie said, ratcheting the sht to herself But I’d love to get my hands on your outfit
The Laconian started to reply, then got a distant look on his face that Bobbie recognized So in his ear
“Move along, citizen,” he said to her, the sone
“Thanks for the time,” she said, then pulled herself to the back of her line
The as long and uncoht-suit patches fro expression It was like they were being treated this way because they’d done so to deserve it Bobbie tried not to look like that
The dockmaster’s office was small and harshly lit She identified herself and her ship, and before she could give any context, the new dockmaster cut her off
“As a istered ship called Rocinante is now impounded by the Laconian Naval Command” He was a small, dark man in a Laconian naval uniform, and the look on his face was the mix of boredom and irritation shared by all natural-born bureaucrats A screen on the wall listed all the ships in the slow zone and their statuses: LOCKDOWN in red, over and over again like it was a loith the name CHIEF PETTY OFFICER NARWA
“Okay,” Bobbie said She’d waited in line for nearly two hours to get up to the , and she certainly hadn’t done it to be told things she already knew Behind her, the press of bodies was enough to give the office a little extra warmth, the air a little too much closeness “I understand that But I have questions”
“I feel like I’ve told you everything you need to know,” Narwa said