Hero Code by Lindsay Buroker

Author:Lindsay Buroker [Buroker, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-07T16:00:00+00:00

As the small dinner party wound down, Casmir brought a stack of dishes into the kitchen where Kim was already trying to maneuver his empty pizza boxes into the recycling chute. He set the dishes aside to help her.

“Thank you for inviting us all here, Kim,” he said. “Especially him.”

Kim’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

“Do you think I can trust him?” Casmir asked.

“You’re asking me? You read people better than I do. I don’t even know where to start with someone who always wears a mask. Not that I usually look at people’s faces anyway.”

Casmir shrugged. “You’ve spent more time with him than I have. Every time we’ve met… Well, this is the first time he hasn’t steered me around by the back of my neck.”

“You must have won him over with the comic books.”

“I doubt that. I think he thinks I’m an idiot.”

“He knows you’re not an idiot. You do babble around him though.”

“No kidding. How can you be so calm around him?” Casmir pushed the plates into the washer, letting the machine handle removing the food before starting. “I mean, I guess you’re always calm, but he makes me so nervous.”

“I’m not sure how far you can trust him, but I assume you have plans of your own and are just hoping he can get you into the facility.”

“Yes. I don’t expect him to bring his men down and storm the terrorist stronghold for me. And about those plans…” Casmir faced her and raised his eyebrows.

“Don’t tell me you want me to come with you and beat up the bad guys.”

“No… though the idea of you getting a ride in your father’s van and bringing along all the people from the dojo to help is somewhat appealing.”

“I’d prefer not to fling my peace-loving family at terrorists with DEW-Tek weapons and explosives. My little brother Junpei is the only one who doesn’t train simply so he can defend himself.”

“What does he train for?”

“To get girls.”

“How’s it working for him?”

“He does all right. Though I’m not sure how one can go from being incredibly agile and light on his feet in the dojo to tripping over everything in sight if a pretty girl is watching.”

“It’s not that hard. Trust me.”

Her eyebrows rose. “Your baseline is lower, so the differences aren’t that noticeable.”

“Thanks. I’m going to ask you for a favor even though I’m fairly certain you’re insulting me.”

“Another one?”

“Yes. Your new government lab is just as well stocked with equipment and supplies as your regular one, right?”

“Yes.” She eyed him warily.

“Can you cook me up an anti-terrorist bacteria of some kind?”

“Anti-terrorist?”

“I mean, I guess that couldn’t work, that you could specify them in particular.”

“Not without access to each individual’s blood.”

“We don’t even have access to their comm or know where they’re hanging out yet.” Casmir stroked his chin. “Could you make something that I or one of my robots could unleash on people that would make them sick or somehow distracted? Nothing deadly, but if they were writhing, clutching their stomachs, and unable to defend themselves when I called in the knights and Guard, that would be handy.

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