Origin by Ja (Aka J Kilborn) Konrath

Author:Ja (Aka J Kilborn) Konrath [Konrath, Ja (Aka J Kilborn)]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-03-25T19:13:51+00:00

Chapter SEVENTEEN

Sun was punching in the code for the first gate when Andy caught up to her.

Don't even, she warned. The affection she felt for the linguist was gone, replaced by a sense of betrayal.

Shh, Andy put a finger in front of his lips. Maybe he can still hear us. Sun swung the gate open, aiming for Andy's shoulder. She missed.

Hey, hold on.

Sun lengthened her stride.

I agree with you, he said, catching her arm.

You what?

He moved in front of Sun and faced her. I agree with you! Andy whispered. Bub's lying.

Well, why did...

Shh! Keep it down. Do you remember when Bub said the only thing to fear is fear itself?

Yeah. So?

So that's FDR. How has he heard that quote? I don't think it was on any of the phonics videos.

Some of Sun's anger evaporated. She pushed a strand of hair out of her face.

Okay, we both know he's lying. So why didn't you back me up? Race is going to put his wife in there with him.

Race is going to do that no matter what we say. I think he made this decision a while ago. Calling Bub a liar isn't going to help the situation. We need to figure out why Bub is lying, and how can he knows that quote.

Sun nodded. Her affection for Andy returned. He'd played it smart, and she'd reacted without thinking things through.

Has he been awake since he was brought here and faking it? Sun said, thinking out loud. Maybe he's been biding his time, listening to everything going on around him, taking it all in. Even if he didn't know English, if he has an eidetic memory, he could remember everything that had been said since his arrival and then translate it after he learned English. Maybe that's how he knows so much. Or maybe, like Shotzen said, he's always known English.

Possible, but I think that's reaching.

What's another explanation?

Someone's been coaching him, Andy said.

Who?

I don't know. But his habitat is always being video recorded, right?

Yeah. So we just need to watch the recordings and see who's been paying him visits. Right. And in the meantime, let's just play along with him. We know he's lying, but we don't know why. Better to let him believe we're on his side.

It made sense to Sun.

Okay. But I still think letting Bub near Helen is a bad idea.

I'm beginning to think, Andy said, that a lot about Samhain is a bad idea.

Andy punched in the code for the gate and they returned to Red 14. Race had wheeled Helen over to the pneumatic door on the side of Bub's habitat. The sheep's hatch was open, and he was talking to the demon through it. Sun and Andy got close enough to hear the exchange.

I do have the authority, and the ability, to terminate you if I consider you a threat, Race said. There are several safeguards, installed before we knew if you were hostile or not. I'm sure you understand.

"I want t0 heeeeeeelp y0000000u. "

Race hesitated. Sun noticed that he had a large white object in his hand, the size of a baseball bat.

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