>SELECTED: “Voiddamn it Breaker, I told you this girl ain’t the warrior you’re looking for. We don’t have the men, we don’t have the goods, and we don’t have a way out. We’re probably all going to die here anyway. But… fuck it, I’ll ask okay? Maybe the boss can whip out a hail voidmother when scud hits the airlock.” You relay Breaker’s final request to the LT, but you know it’s a doomed proposition. You feign ignorance of a plan already in the works, not pressing Breaker for more. [Firebrand]

“Voiddamn it Breaker, I told you this girl ain’t the warrior you’re looking for. We don’t have the men, we don’t have the goods, and we don’t have a way out.” You don’t have the fake the hint of pain in your voice as you “We’re probably all going to die here anyway. But… fuck it, I’ll ask okay? Maybe the boss can whip out a hail voidmother when scud hits the airlock.”

Even as you say the words you know it’s most likely peddling false hope, and Breaker isn’t buying. You both have a measure of just how ruthless the LT can be when the situation demands it, and the situation is going to be voiddamn demanding pretty soon.

“I UNDERSTAND. ONE CAN ONLY ASK. LOK’SHEM BATA, ASH’KAHN.” Breaker of Chains turns his back on you, the despondence in his voice distracts you from checking whether your translator even has Auxl Clanspeak as a base setting. “IF YOU DO NOT MIND, ‘MAMA SNAKE’, IT IS LATE AND THE TEA HAS GROWN COLD.”

“Alright, maybe another time then.” You don’t mind giving these irregular Kavarg’Maga cermenonies a miss, the traditional Auxl beverage always got you looking at things a little funny even after you got used to the numb tongue.

“PERHAPS.” Breaker raises his head slightly, making peace with something. “BUT I DO NOT THINK IT LIKELY.”

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