Hard Luck Hank 02 - Basketful of Crap by Steven Campbell

Author:Steven Campbell [Campbell, Steven]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-04-20T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 39

The other pale sister, with disintegrator, had gone to my apartment according to Zadeck; there were two dangerous Gandrine sitting outside; someone was hanging around making corpses of those who visited me; and Wallow may be coming back to try and pound my apartment.

It was time for Hank to leave Hank Block.

I took all my things and moved far out in the northwest, five blocks from the last working train. I squatted in an empty building. It wasn’t as nice as mine, but the front yard was considerably cleaner.

“Hank, how you doing?” Bronze asked enthusiastically on the tele. I could see it wasn’t his from the call name.

“Fine, I guess.”

“I just heard you got in a fight with a Therezian! How did you manage that?”

“We didn’t fight. It’s a long story.”

“Well, come on and join us! We’re having dinner. I haven’t seen you in ages.”

From all my apartment moving, I was starving. My stomach grumbled just hearing about food. I didn’t especially want to have dinner with Garm and Bronze as it made me feel weird, but I should be an adult about this. A hungry adult.

“Sure. I’ll be there in a bit.”

I got my autocannon ready and opened my door. I was immediately greeted by the backs of two Gandrine sitting on my front steps.

I stood there for what must have been minutes. I had come to this apartment early in the morning. After three transfers on three empty trains.

How did they even get out here? They were probably too big to fit on a train. It’s hard to imagine them shambling all the way out to the northwest. And how did they find me to begin with? Did they have some super sense of smell?

I walked around in front of them.

I wasn’t sure what I was hoping to see. They were just big rocks sitting there.

But this really defeated the purpose of me trying to hide. I mean, it’s hard to miss the only two Gandrine within thousands of light years. There wasn’t really anything for me to do, however. I hiked to the train to meet up with Bronze.

I knew the restaurant well. It served a particular ethnic food. There was only one item on their menu I liked, but I liked it a lot.

The bouncer stopped me.

“Hank, I’m sorry but I can’t let you go in carrying an anti-aircraft gun on your back.”

“Yeah? Why not?”

“My boss will kill me.”

“Have your boss come talk to me if there’s a problem.”

I just wasn’t in the mood. I began to walk past him and he moved in front to try and block my entrance. I kept walking. He fell backwards and I did my best not to step on his chest, but I did step on his arm which made him cry out in pain.

“Sorry.”

Inside, I found Bronze easily since he was jumping up and down and waving his arms.

I went over to his table and saw there was an attractive woman sitting next to him and judiciously not looking at me.

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