Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 36

           

           "Earth?"Hisgrinningblackoutstripedfaceisflashlitbylaserfirefromoutsidethetank."It’sashithole,man.Fuckingfrozensociety,likesteppingbackintimehalfamillennium.Nothinghappensthere,historicaleventsaren’tallowed."

           "Bullshit."Mydisbeliefispunctuatedbytheshrillscreamofanincomingmarauderbomb.Oureyesmeetacrossthegloomofthetankcabin.Thebombardmenthasbeengoingonsincenightfall,therobotweaponshuntingoninfraredandmotiontrack.InararemomentwhentheSharyanjammingwentdown,we’veheardthatAdmiralCursitor’sIPfleetisstilllightsecondsout,fightingtheSharyansfororbitaldominance.Atdawn,ifthebattleisn’tover,thelocalswillprobablyputdowngroundtroopstoflushusout.Theoddsarenotlookinggood.

           Atleastthebetathanatinecrashisstartingtowearoff.Icanfeelmytemperaturebeginningtoclimbbacktowardsnormal.Thesurroundingairnolongerfeelslikehotsoupandbreathingisceasingtobethemajoreffortitwaswhenourheartratesweredownnearflatline.

           Therobotbombdetonatesandthelegsofthetankrattleagainstthehullwiththenearmiss.Webothglancereflexivelyatourexposuremeters.

           "Bullshit,isit?"Jimmypeersoutoftheraggedholeweblewinthespidertank’shull."Hey,you’renotfromthere.Iam,andI’mtellingyouiftheygavemethechoiceoflifeonearthorfuckingstorage,I’dhavetogiveitsomethought.

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