Weis, Margaret - Mag Force 7 Book 02 - Robot Blues by Weis Margaret

Author:Weis, Margaret [Weis, Margaret]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Fiction, General, Space Opera, Robots
ISBN: 9780451455819
Google: DJYNAAAACAAJ
Amazon: B0027OYMH4
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
Published: 1997-12-24T23:00:00+00:00

next to die. If everyone kept cool, they might all get out

of this alive.

"Start walking," Tess ordered. "And you still haven't

answered my question about the robot."

"It's someplace safe," Xris said,

"Where?" Tess demanded.

Xris shrugged. "After all, Captain, how the hell do I

know I can trust you? I don't suppose you have any

identification on you. Or maybe you could kiss me again.

Then I'll tell you all my secrets." "Just keep walking, Captain."

Tess herded them all to the rear of the stage. Parting

the back curtains, they found Raoul seated in chair, his

wrists and ankles locked in disrupters, a gag in his

mouth. The Little One crouched on the floor beside his

friend. Disrupters were too big to fit on the small wrists

and ankles. His hands and feet were tied with what ap-

peared to be nylon stockings.

Dr. Quong, on Tess's command, removed the gag

from Raoul's mouth, the disrupters from his hands and

feet. Quong untied the Little One.

Raoul drew in a deep breath, let it out in an indignant

explosion. He pointed a quivering finger at Tess. "She

wiped off my lipstick!"

"She's read your file," Xris said grimly.

"Oh." Raoul thought this over, was considerably re-

lieved. "I'm glad it's that. I thought perhaps she was

making some sort of fashion statement. Which, consider-

ing her choice of--"

"Can it!" Xris said irritably. "In case you haven't no-

ticed, she's holding a gun on me!"

"Oh, I noticed," Raoul said, taking a mirror from his

handbag and attempting to assess the damage. "I

thought perhaps you were enjoying it."

"Where's Darlene?" Xris asked nervously.

Raoul glanced sidelong at Tess. His eyelashes flut-

tered. "She decided to take a pleasure cruise. I believe

she's heading for Moana."

"You let her go? By herself?" Xris was furious.

Raoul looked up at Xris. The Loti's eyes widened. "I

am sorry, Xris Cyborg. I did not realize that Darlene

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