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"I'm not a virgin, Ticky," Hel pointed out gently, and handed the Avatar the sword. Victoria took it, hands trembling. She thrust it into the pendant.
It shattered.
***
“He wasn’t saying anything,” Parker says. She turns toward Eliot so he knows who she’s talking to.
“What?” Eliot says, scrunching his forehead.
“When you told Hardison to shut up, he wasn’t saying anything.” Parker’s very sure of that.
***
The Buzzards had a scoop. Ace cursed. The flame-thrower on the back was lighting it up, weakening metal, loosening joints — maybe they’d get lucky and burn some cloth. Morsov rode up on the Rig-side of the damn machine, trying to drive it away so the gunners had a better shot. Core rode down the other side, looking for an opening to shove in a lance. She found it, and leapt from the bike.
“Witness!” She screamed.
“Witnessed,” the others yelled as the explosion took her.
It shattered.
***
“He wasn’t saying anything,” Parker says. She turns toward Eliot so he knows who she’s talking to.
“What?” Eliot says, scrunching his forehead.
“When you told Hardison to shut up, he wasn’t saying anything.” Parker’s very sure of that.
***
The Buzzards had a scoop. Ace cursed. The flame-thrower on the back was lighting it up, weakening metal, loosening joints — maybe they’d get lucky and burn some cloth. Morsov rode up on the Rig-side of the damn machine, trying to drive it away so the gunners had a better shot. Core rode down the other side, looking for an opening to shove in a lance. She found it, and leapt from the bike.
“Witness!” She screamed.
“Witnessed,” the others yelled as the explosion took her.
