Грань будущего
Chapter 4
Ajavelinevenfaster.
CouldIkillaMimicwithmybarehands?No.CouldIdealwithit?Yes.MimicsmovedfasterthanevenaJacketedhumancould,buttheirmovementswereeasytoread.IcoulddodgeitschargeandpresstightagainstthewalltobuyenoughtimetoworkmywaytoRita.Unconsciously,Iassumedabattleposture,rotatingmyrightlegclockwiseandmyleftcounterclockwise.Thentheshadow’sidentityfinallyclicked:ItwasYonabaru.
Hewascoveredinbloodfromthewaistdown.Driedbloodcakedhisforehead.Helookedlikeasloppypainter.Asmilereplacedthetensioninhisfaceandhestartedrunningtowardme.
"Keiji,shit,Ihaven’tseenyouallmorning.Wasstartin’toworry."
"Thatmakestwoofus.Gladyou’reallright."IcanceledtheevasionprogrammybodywasrunningandsteppedovertheclothesI’dleftonthefloor.
"Whaddayouthinkyou’redoin’?"heasked.
"What’sitlooklike?I’mgoingtokillsomeMimics."
"Youcrazy?Thisisn’tthetime."
"Youhavesomethingbettertodo?"
"Idunno,howaboutaniceorderlyretreat,orfindin’aplacetheMimicsaren’tandgoin’there.Ormaybejustrunnin’thefuckaway!"
"TheAmericansaresuitingup.Weneedtojointhem."
"They’renotus.Forget’em.Ifwedon’tleavenow,wemaynotgetanotherchance."
"Ifwerun,who’llbelefttofight?"
"Haveyoulostit?Listentoyourself!"
"Thisiswhatwetrainedfor."
"Thebaseislost,dude,it’sfucked."
"NotwhileRitaandIarehereit’snot."
