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Singh leaned back and pointed at one of the visitor chairs next to his desk “You’re doing outstanding work, Major You’ve slid into Colonel Tanaka’s role without a hiccup I appreciate it”
Overstreet stretched out, relaxing but without the aggressive inforreat mentor She left me detailed files on … the duties of this post Give her credit for the smooth transition”
“Mh said “Anyway, I’ve sent in my recommendation that you be pro you now hold We’re just waiting on word froot the years in, and your record is exemplary I don’t foresee any difficulty”
“I appreciate that, sir,” Overstreet started, then looked down at the monitor on his wrist “That’s fast work The detachment reports that all seven of the suspects have already been rounded up and taken to a holding area, awaiting your orders Shall I have the trial? Let everyone on the station see thee”
“Yes, I—” Singh began, then rethought it “No If that holding area is private, keep them there I’d like to speak to them”
“Of course,” Overstreet said Into his monitor he said, “Triphammer oscar mike We need transport and escort to level four, compartment one three one one echo bravo Ready to move in five”
Singh had studied detailed files on the history of Medina, froious faction to its outright theft by the OPA and conversion into the universe’s worst battleship before finally settling in as the hub of huate network
Singh found the idea of a generation ship fascinating, in a reat risks for your children He was doing that right now Trying to help build the well-regulated human empire that his monster Elsa and her future children could thrive in There was a ro out on a journey you’d never see the end of so that your grandchildren ht live a better life But all the nue like that would play out were fairly horrifying It was, to say the least, a very high cost and very low probability of success Singh assumed there was a faith ele In his opinion, faith was generally for people ere bad at math
Coe compartment for animal feed Another of the many structures built into Medina Station back when it had been the Nauvoo and had interstellar colonization as its purpose Medina was filled with these relics of the station’s original purpose even as they had been converted over to new uses Seven Belters sat on the floor, hands zip-tied behind their backs Four ender or none and who looked far too young to already have decided on a career in terrorism
Singh entered the roo up a position by the door The four Marine guards in the roo their little gang of prisoners With fifteen bodies in the room, it felt very cramped
“I ah,” he said, taking time to stare each of the seven prisoners in the eye as he spoke The youngest stared back with a fierce rage that looked entirely out of place on their beautiful, genderless face
“No one fuckin’ cares,” one of the men spat back at him The Marine closest to hih waved him back
“I need you all to listen tochemicals from the warehouse you seven work in That bomb killed a Laconian naval officer, and injured another”
“Good,” said one of t
he women