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Naorace, tapped one foot against the bulkhead, and ca her slide through the air like a fish in water e and clumsy

“I’ll be in the hall, watching for gawkers,” she said

“M panels off the server rack, and a variety of gear floated in the space around her like a high-tech cloud

Before she left, Bobbie pushed over to the two Laconian guards and checked their pulse Up close, it was hardly necessary Both men had massive head injuries, and bits of bone, blood, and drone parts floated around them It was a shitty way for a soldier to die, auilt and regret It ar Right now, her brothers and sisters in the Martian fleet were fighting and dying in the Sol syste spilled on their side than on the Laconian one so far

Still, as a person who’d stood a watch in enehtless eyes of the two dead ined it would when a sniper had you in their sights for the kill shot

“Your turn now,” she told the dead man “My turn later”

She pushed out into the corridor to keep watch The shrill electronic screech of alarms echoed down the hall and all around her So far, no one had come to check on the computer-room alarm Why would they? Holden had made sure that the only important alarm was drowned out She had to hand it to hiood idea Probably so they should have included, just in case

Next ti there would never be a next time

“Got it,” Naomi said from behind her Bobbie nearly elbowed her in the face before her brain could override the startle response

“Great,” she said instead “Let’s get to the shelter before Katria gets itchy and blows us all to hell for the fun of it”

“Jim won’t be there,” Naomi said

A in the cra th of hallith heavy pressure doors at both ends Netting hung on both walls with rebreathers, first-aid kits, e with the less-standard equipment

As soon as she and Naoh the one open door, Katria slapped her hand to the panel and it slammed shut

“What the fuck?” A on her

“We need that closed when the bo the detonator out of her pack “You know, to live”