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The Rhino Score (3)
May. 25th, 2011 11:38 pmI have an idea for where this will go now.
It was about ten days later when Swami buzzed us back. It was my turn to hide the comm bud, so I was thrilled in more than one way to receive his call.
"Hello?" I said, as soon as was sanitarily convenient.
"How are you, Jackpot?" asked Swami in his birdlike voice. He was always friendly, but there wasn't a lot of warmth behind anything he said. I used to think he was some of machine intelligence, but I've seen enough of his blood to know Swami's as biological as they come.
"Well, I'll tell you, Swami," I replied. "I've gotten to know my fellow Chulko inmates, and I think they're all fine fellows. They're all dumb as rocks, they live simple lives fueled by alcohol and a burning hatred of the Mastazi who have conquered their world, and they would have skinned and eaten Lopez several times over by now if I hadn't strongly disincentivized this activity. If the plan to spring us requires them all to die messily, I think I'll be able to live with that."
"Hm," said Swami. "Did you say they don't like the Mastazi? That's very interesting."
"Why is that interesting?" I said. Sometimes I don't get Swami and his strange non sequiturs.
"I think we'll want to be saving them," Swami said. "They may come in useful when we go after the horn of Khmamgdan."
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It was about ten days later when Swami buzzed us back. It was my turn to hide the comm bud, so I was thrilled in more than one way to receive his call.
"Hello?" I said, as soon as was sanitarily convenient.
"How are you, Jackpot?" asked Swami in his birdlike voice. He was always friendly, but there wasn't a lot of warmth behind anything he said. I used to think he was some of machine intelligence, but I've seen enough of his blood to know Swami's as biological as they come.
"Well, I'll tell you, Swami," I replied. "I've gotten to know my fellow Chulko inmates, and I think they're all fine fellows. They're all dumb as rocks, they live simple lives fueled by alcohol and a burning hatred of the Mastazi who have conquered their world, and they would have skinned and eaten Lopez several times over by now if I hadn't strongly disincentivized this activity. If the plan to spring us requires them all to die messily, I think I'll be able to live with that."
"Hm," said Swami. "Did you say they don't like the Mastazi? That's very interesting."
"Why is that interesting?" I said. Sometimes I don't get Swami and his strange non sequiturs.
"I think we'll want to be saving them," Swami said. "They may come in useful when we go after the horn of Khmamgdan."
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