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Chapter 8
RememberthatsenatorwhowasforcedtoresignafterhesaidChinacouldaffordtoloseasmanypeopleasthereareintheentireUnitedStatesandstillhaveoverabillionleft?Well,theyactuallyhavelostmillionsofpeopledowninthesouth,butthey’vebeenabletothrowenoughresourcesatittoholdtheline."
"It’shardtobelievewecomefromthesameplanet."
"America’satwar,andwestillfindthetimetoturnoutterriblemovies."
Ritacouldn’targuewiththat.
TheUDFexistedtoprotectaworldobsessedwithcreatingworthlesspilesofcrap,Ritathought.Itwasamazinghowpeoplecouldpourtheirheartsandsoulsintosuchtrivialthings.Notthatthiswasnecessarilyabadthing.NooneappreciatedthatmorethanRita,whoseonlyskillwaskilling.
"Ihavelotsmore."Shastapulledahandfuloffiguresfromheroveralls.
"What’sthis?Somesortofpig-frogfromthedarkreachesoftheAmazon?"
"That’saMimic."
"Somuchforyourprofessionalmodelers."
"Thisiswhattheylooklikeinthemovies.Soitistherealthingasfarasthepublic’sconcerned,anyway.Believeme,thisiswhat’sinthemovies,downtothelastwrinkle."
"Whataboutthisone?"
"Youshouldknow.It’sRitaVrataski-you!"
Thefigurewaslean,prodigiouslyendowed,andsportedcurlyblondehair.ItwashardtofindasinglefeaturethatevenremotelyresembledRita.Asithappened,Ritahadactuallymettheactresscasttoplayherinthemoviesonce.
