After they left the UEM hangar, they trudged along the conduit that led back to the workshop, but by the time they reached it, everyone had left. The place was quiet, almost peaceful, the sound of tools and the Optechs’ banter stilled for another day. “Everyone’s cleared o...
Talia said.Holger crammed the last remnants of the chow stick he’d smuggled along into his mouth, then brought up his shotgun as shadows appeared around the corner. Talia raised her .22 and stared down the corridor, trying to ascertain how many were coming by the sound of their footsteps.There w...
the Redman was saying. “That’s not good enough.”“Hey, what am I going to do?” the technician replied impatiently. “Must have been a faulty batch of boards in the last shipment. I’ve replaced it every time and it just shorts out again.”“Find a way to fix it,” the Redman said. “I don’t care how...
he murmured. “What’s going on? Is someone here?”She forced herself to stop and take a deep breath. She needed to calm herself.“No. I’m sorry, Roman. I had a nightmare. That’s all.”He sat up. “You okay?”“Yeah. It’s nothing.”“Was it about Silvestri?”The mention of his name brought the image...
Ursie gasped as they reached one such hole. She stood on the edge of it, panting and looking down into the blackness. “We’re stuck! Go back!”“I can see the other side, right there!” Knile said, pointing. “We have to jump.”“Are you fucking kidding me–”“We keep going, or we die,” Knile said, an...