Unstable Prototypes
“Karter, sprawled on the floor of his cell, snorted awake.
"Oh, hello there, boss lady," he said, groggily.
Through a complicated and highly awkward sequence of motions, he managed to pull himself from the ground with his remaining arm and leg and propped himself up in the chair.
"... We agree to pay your full fee," she said with a sneer.
"The adjusted fee for reproduction rights and the design and construction of mass production facilities?" "Yes," she replied, the single word carrying an impre...ssive payload of hatred.
"Too bad." "What?!" "Not good enough. I'm a trifle peeved about the imprisonment and involuntary return to amputee status that I've been subjected to. Price went up." "How much?" "Out of the range of mere dollars and cents, I'm afraid." "We weren't intending to pay you with an antiquated paper currency." "What I mean is, money won't cut it anymore." Purcell glared at him, military discipline the only thing standing between Karter and a broken neck.
"Open this door," she muttered to one of the guards on duty.MoreLess
"Oh, hello there, boss lady," he said, groggily.
Through a complicated and highly awkward sequence of motions, he managed to pull himself from the ground with his remaining arm and leg and propped himself up in the chair.
"... We agree to pay your full fee," she said with a sneer.
"The adjusted fee for reproduction rights and the design and construction of mass production facilities?" "Yes," she replied, the single word carrying an impre...ssive payload of hatred.
"Too bad." "What?!" "Not good enough. I'm a trifle peeved about the imprisonment and involuntary return to amputee status that I've been subjected to. Price went up." "How much?" "Out of the range of mere dollars and cents, I'm afraid." "We weren't intending to pay you with an antiquated paper currency." "What I mean is, money won't cut it anymore." Purcell glared at him, military discipline the only thing standing between Karter and a broken neck.
"Open this door," she muttered to one of the guards on duty.MoreLess
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