The Resurrection Junket by J. Daniel Sawyer
Author:J. Daniel Sawyer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AWP Science Fiction
Published: 2016-09-25T00:00:00+00:00
XIYI FOUND DAR IN THEIR CUSTOMARY SPOT in the med center, already stripped and laying naked on the table, his torso propped up on his elbows, his nose pointed at his handheld, his eyes scanning a book.
âKali Choot Ke Safaid Jhaat!.â She whapped the handheld out from under his eyes, sending it clattering harmlessly against the far wall.
âWhat?â
âYou said you were one of us.â
âOne of what?â
âNormals. Neurotypicals...â
âI never said..â
â...and youâre a goddamned psychopath!â
âAnd? So?â
âYou lied to me!â
âI did...â
âYou liar. Make me trust you, twist me to...â
âWait, hold on, kiddo. Settle down. First, I didnât lie, I just didnât volunteer the truth. Second, if I did lie...have you looked at the mission rationale for psychopaths? Have you read the profile? Lying and manipulation are part of the job. Third, I hang out with you because we have fun together, I donât owe you a thing. And fourth, youâd better just get your ass used to listening to me and trusting my word since youâre on my team and what I say on that planet goes.â
Xiyi smoldered, then found he had given her an immense latitude, and calmed down. âI suppose, when we get there, I guess we will be have to professionals.â
âExactly.â
âAnd we leave next week.â
âThatâs the plan.â
âFine.â
âWe have an understanding, then?â
âIn that case, I suppose...â She swung her bag and clocked him full on the side of the head.
He howled, and tried to curl around his damaged, bleeding cranium, and fell onto the floor.
Xiyi left him there for the mission gods to find. Maybe theyâd get there before he bled into his brain.
But she kind of hoped they didnât.
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