Skyfire
“The barely picked-over remains of the meal in front of him made him long for Dominique's cooking-or even his own. Never had he tasted food so bland, so poorly cooked, or so frigging salty.
Still, he had eaten it-or, more accurately, he had moved the bits of potatoes, cabbage, and practically raw fish back and forth from one side of his plate to the other, while taking only the smallest judicious bites and thus giving the appearance of enjoying the meal.
It was necessary to be polite-of this he ...was sure. The other men around the table had attacked their chow with unmannered ferociousness, which led Hunter to suspect that this was, in fact, a special occasion, that possibly by his presence a more sumptuous repast had been laid on and the men were taking full advantage of it.
Or maybe they just didn't mind eating slop. But if this was the case, it would still be one of the least unusual things about them.
The first few minutes after landing on the battleship had been riveting and uneasy. After all, the ship had just fired on him, and he had come quite close to launching an antiship missile into its bridge.MoreLess
Still, he had eaten it-or, more accurately, he had moved the bits of potatoes, cabbage, and practically raw fish back and forth from one side of his plate to the other, while taking only the smallest judicious bites and thus giving the appearance of enjoying the meal.
It was necessary to be polite-of this he ...was sure. The other men around the table had attacked their chow with unmannered ferociousness, which led Hunter to suspect that this was, in fact, a special occasion, that possibly by his presence a more sumptuous repast had been laid on and the men were taking full advantage of it.
Or maybe they just didn't mind eating slop. But if this was the case, it would still be one of the least unusual things about them.
The first few minutes after landing on the battleship had been riveting and uneasy. After all, the ship had just fired on him, and he had come quite close to launching an antiship missile into its bridge.MoreLess
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