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“Don’t ‘ma’am’ me, Nika. Out here, we’re just us. You heard the question. You’ve been treading water with us for a full year, girl. Are you ever going to let us in?” Shyla took a ladylike sip of her beer, her eyes steady on her pilot.<br> | “Don’t ‘ma’am’ me, Nika. Out here, we’re just us. You heard the question. You’ve been treading water with us for a full year, girl. Are you ever going to let us in?” Shyla took a ladylike sip of her beer, her eyes steady on her pilot.<br> | ||
Harry remained silent, her dark eyes scanning the bar for signs of trouble, but she was equally intent on the conversation.<br> | Harry remained silent, her dark eyes scanning the bar for signs of trouble, but she was equally intent on the conversation.<br> | ||
− | “I don’t think I’d categorize what I’m doing here as ‘treading water,’ | + | “I don’t think I’d categorize what I’m doing here as ‘treading water,’ captain… Shyla,” Nika answered after a long moment. “You unhappy with my work?”<br> |
“Hell no, I’m not unhappy with your work!” Shyla rolled her eyes and sighed. “You’re the best pilot I’ve ever seen, Nika, but … we’re on our own out there in the Black, and I’ve been watching you for months. You don’t let anyone close, none of us know much about you, and although you give it 110 percent, it’s almost like you’re waiting to get kicked out.”<br> | “Hell no, I’m not unhappy with your work!” Shyla rolled her eyes and sighed. “You’re the best pilot I’ve ever seen, Nika, but … we’re on our own out there in the Black, and I’ve been watching you for months. You don’t let anyone close, none of us know much about you, and although you give it 110 percent, it’s almost like you’re waiting to get kicked out.”<br> | ||
Nika hesitated, using the moment to sip from her beer. “I guess I am,” she finally admitted. “Either that, or I’m waiting for the whole damn lot of us to just get killed on a run.”<br> | Nika hesitated, using the moment to sip from her beer. “I guess I am,” she finally admitted. “Either that, or I’m waiting for the whole damn lot of us to just get killed on a run.”<br> |