Zero's Return
“And that, Joe knew, was the problem. He carefully scanned the dozens of sun-baked, starving faces and he saw stark, bitter envy as they gazed upon the relatively fat, happy People. Bitter envy…and calculation.
They’re going to take Eleven-C from us, Joe thought, on a wave of dread.
No, Twelve-A argued. They’re just starving and they need our help. Nobody needs our help but us, Joe snapped back. Once we get the People safe, then you can start a crusade running around helping people to your ...heart’s content. Until then, we need to watch out for our own people.
Have you ever starved, furg? Of course I have. I’m a hundred-and-fucking-three Earth years old and I’ve been in enough shit that I know what starving people do, Joe retorted. Have you ever starved?
Yes, Twelve-A replied. It’s horrible. We can help. We are going to help.
Joe narrowed his eyes at Mike. You are making a mistake.
I’ve got this under control, Twelve-A said. Invite them over to the fire. We’ll feed them for a few days, until they feel better, then we’ll part ways and go find that place in the mountains you want to take us to.MoreLess
They’re going to take Eleven-C from us, Joe thought, on a wave of dread.
No, Twelve-A argued. They’re just starving and they need our help. Nobody needs our help but us, Joe snapped back. Once we get the People safe, then you can start a crusade running around helping people to your ...heart’s content. Until then, we need to watch out for our own people.
Have you ever starved, furg? Of course I have. I’m a hundred-and-fucking-three Earth years old and I’ve been in enough shit that I know what starving people do, Joe retorted. Have you ever starved?
Yes, Twelve-A replied. It’s horrible. We can help. We are going to help.
Joe narrowed his eyes at Mike. You are making a mistake.
I’ve got this under control, Twelve-A said. Invite them over to the fire. We’ll feed them for a few days, until they feel better, then we’ll part ways and go find that place in the mountains you want to take us to.MoreLess
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