The Fenris Device (2011)
“From the moment that Johnny had kicked open my door I had been moving at top speed. Never once had I paused to think. This is not the way I normally conduct myself. It is true that I had things on my mind, and it is also true that events had piled themselves up with uncommon alacrity, but these truths did not prevent me from feeling an all too-acute sensation of failure as I peered at the little man and his not-so-little gun.
We were both covered.
“This seems to happen a lot, these days...,” I commented.
“You can’t complain,” Nick said sourly. He was no doubt thinking that the last time he had boarded a ship the guy who had met him with a gun was me.
I turned my attention to the gunman. “Don’t tell me,” I said, realizing now what I ought to have thought of while I was still on the other side of the airlock. “You’re on the run and you intend to hijack the Hooded Swan in order to make your getaway.”MoreLess
We were both covered.
“This seems to happen a lot, these days...,” I commented.
“You can’t complain,” Nick said sourly. He was no doubt thinking that the last time he had boarded a ship the guy who had met him with a gun was me.
I turned my attention to the gunman. “Don’t tell me,” I said, realizing now what I ought to have thought of while I was still on the other side of the airlock. “You’re on the run and you intend to hijack the Hooded Swan in order to make your getaway.”MoreLess
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