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           Besides,wecleanedtheircolonyoffSheolcompletelythisway.Maybetheymanagedtoevacuatethequeensandthebrains...butatleastwewerelearningtohurtthem.

           ButsofarastheRoughneckswereconcerned,thesegasbombingsweresimplyanotherdrill,tobedoneaccordingtoorders,bythenumbers,andonthebounce.

           EventuallywehadtogobacktoSanctuaryformorecapsules.Capsulesareexpendable(well,sowerewe)andwhentheyaregone,youmustreturntobase,eveniftheCherenkovgeneratorscouldstilltakeyoutwicearoundtheGalaxy.ShortlybeforethisadispatchcamethroughbrevetingJellytolieutenant,viceRasczak.JellytriedtokeepitquietbutCaptainDeladrierpublisheditandthenrequiredhimtoeatforwardwiththeotherofficers.Hestillspentalltherestofhistimeaft.

           ButwehadtakenseveraldropsbythenwithhimasplatoonleaderandtheoutfithadgottenusedtogettingalongwithouttheLieutenant--itstillhurtbutitwasroutinenow.AfterJelalwascommissionedthewordwasslowlypassedaroundamongusandchewedoverthatitwastimeforustonameourselvesforourboss,aswithotheroutfits.

           JohnsonwasseniorandtookthewordtoJelly;hepickedmetogoalongwithhimasmoralsupport."Yeah?"growledJelly.