Axon Clips Chapter 10

Herzog
needles

McKaskill: (on chatter) Hello? Herzog: McKaskill. Good. McKaskill: You must have the wrong-- Herzog: Disconnect, and I'll tell Section III where you are. McKaskill: Dammit! You are just bad luck, you know that? Herzog: I'm already as good as dead. Don't think I give a damn about taking you with me. McKaskill: My life hasn't been worth a dry-man's spit since we had our first little chat before the Apolcalypso shipped out. Herzog: What can I say? I have a way with people. McKaskill: When the whole thing started to go down, I tried to squirt your note. Did you know that? The Op busted me up for it pretty good. Herzog: It was the right thing to do. McKaskill: Yeah, sure. Only you'd be mumbling McKaskill's loaderboy getting the long-sleeve, if she had ratted me out, not you. Herzog: We have to talk about the artifact you beheld on the Apocalypso. McKaskill: I hate the sight of needles. I can't even give blood! Herzog: McKaskill it took a lot of work to seek you out, I need to know how they triggered it, everything depends on it. McKaskill: I told the investigators, I don't know nothin' about nothin'!

the_truth

Herzog: I don't know what they'll do if I give them your location. Maybe a hard sound pulse to drop you while you're crossing the street or.. or gas, they're using gas more these days. McKaskill: (gets a drink) I was just messing around. Like it had these shapes on it, you know? Triangles and lines, and dots... I wasn't even thinking about it, just a nervous habit. (takes a drink) I got bad nerves!<BR> Herzog: Right. And?<BR> McKaskill: They went all the way around, like the tread on a tire. I don't know why, I just touched all the triangles first. The official lab team had given up. They couldn't get nothing out of it.<BR> Herzog: Triangles, all the way around...<BR> McKaskill: Mhm, (drinks) then lines.<BR> Herzog: And dots...?<BR> McKaskill: (chuckles) and kablam!<BR> Herzog: Triangles... lines... dots...<BR> McKaskill: Damn, I'm empty.<BR> Herzog: If it makes you feel any better about revealing the truth, you may have just saved the planet.<BR> McKaskill: Then maybe the planet can buy me a drink.<BR> (chatter off)<BR>