Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1)(11)



PILOT IDENT: Eli Hawking (UTN-912-842ad)

RANK: Major

CALLSIGN: Prophet

FLIGHT GROUP: Echo

PILOT IDENT: Zhenya Alvaranga (UTN-945-817ad)

RANK: First Lieutenant

CALLSIGN: Dreadnought

FLIGHT GROUP: Echo

PILOT IDENT: Ezra Mason (UTN-966-330ad)

RANK: Second Lieutenant

CALLSIGN: N/A

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I’ve tried writing this email ten times already and I can’t get it right, so I’m just going to send this through, whatever it ends up saying.

I’m sorry I didn’t write you back. I should have. I mean, when you say “I’m never going to speak to you again,” you don’t think your planet’s going to be invaded that afternoon. It was more, you know, an opening position on negotiations. I was angry.

But you said in your email maybe the universe was telling us it wasn’t going to work out. You’re the most romantic idiot I know, so I guess if you think so, it must be true. That stung, but still, I’m sorry I didn’t write back. Because yeah, I should have let you know I was okay.

I’m still on the Hypatia, I’m in intel training. Since I heard about the Copernicus, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you—this is not me retracting my promise to kick you into the soprano range if you ever come near me again, but I had to check you’re okay. So, let me know if you’re okay, then we can go back to being … whatever we are now.

Kady

Mason, E, LT 2nd: well played, McNulty. well played, indeed

McNulty, J, Sgt: wut

Mason, E, LT 2nd: You have just overstepped the line, chum. I put you on notice

McNulty, J, Sgt: this my wtf face—-> ?_?

Mason, E, LT 2nd: What I want to know is how you jacked her User ID. You pull in Dorian from commtechs to help? What did you do to convince him to help? Blowjob?

McNulty, J, Sgt: r u dusted or sumthing

Mason, E, LT 2nd: I thought the chipheads would have their hands full trying to figure out what made AIDAN go all HAL on us, instead, they’re piggybacking secure IDs and helping you f*ck with my head. I didn’t think your blow jobs were that good

McNulty, J, Sgt: chum wtf u talkin bout

Mason, E, LT 2nd: I take this as a declaration of war. Presuming they don’t line me up against a bulkhead and shoot me after my court martial tomorrow, I will be making sweet, sweet love to your sister by week’s end. This I do solemnly vow

McNulty, J, Sgt: ezra don’t joke about my sister I f*cking warned u

Mason, E, LT 2nd: sweet

McNulty, J, Sgt: chum …

Mason, E, LT 2nd: sweet

McNulty, J, Sgt: mason …

Mason, E, LT 2nd: lurrrrrrve

McNulty, J, Sgt: DON’T JOKE ABOUT MY FUCKING SISTERCOCKSUCKER I WILL RIP OFF UR FUCKING SQUIB AND JAM IT UP YOUR FUCKING ASS

Mason, E, LT 2nd: I LIKED THIS GIRL. I TOLD U THAT. I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WALKSTRAIGHT AT THE TIME BUT YOU SAID IT WAS IN THE VAULT

McNulty, J, Sgt: WUT GIRL U CRAYZ FUCK

Mason, E, LT 2nd: KADY GRANT

McNulty, J, Sgt: … who?

Mason, E, LT 2nd: oh you don’t know, f*ck you chum, this is some pistols at dawn shit right here

McNulty, J, Sgt: mason I have NO FUCKING IDEA wut u r talking bout rite now

Mason, E, LT 2nd: so you didn’t send this message

McNulty, J, Sgt: WUT MESSAGE

Mason, E, LT 2nd: I send u

Mason, E, LT 2nd: got?

McNulty, J, Sgt: roger that

Mason, E, LT 2nd: and?

McNulty, J, Sgt: READING FUCK

Mason, E, LT 2nd: *taps fingers*

Mason, E, LT 2nd: Fuck me how long it take you to read you illiterate f*ck

Mason, E, LT 2nd: I heard your sister likes it zero gee true/false?

McNulty, J, Sgt: chum this wasn’t me

Mason, E, LT 2nd: i smell lies

McNulty, J, Sgt: srsly

Mason, E, LT 2nd: eat a dick

McNulty, J, Sgt: MASON

Mason, E, LT 2nd: Yummy scrummy dick

McNulty, J, Sgt: LOOK AT THIS WRITING I DO NOT WRITE LIKE THIS SHE GOT ALL PUNCTUATIONS AND THINGS

Mason, E, LT 2nd: if you are lying, all jokes aside, i will totally gun for your sister

Mason, E, LT 2nd: I swear to god I will make her my bride

Mason, E, LT 2nd: … although now you mention it, your punctuation is f*cking ungodly. …

McNulty, J, Sgt: “I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you”

McNulty, J, Sgt: CHum

McNulty, J, Sgt: You are IN

Mason, E, LT 2nd: …

McNulty, J, Sgt: PICKING CURTAINS

McNulty, J, Sgt: MEETING PARENTS

McNulty, J, Sgt: MAKING PUPPIES

McNulty, J, Sgt: wait didn’t u say this fem rolled u up and smoked u

Mason, E, LT 2nd: ripped my heart out my chest

Mason, E, LT 2nd: Showed it to me, still beating

Mason, E, LT 2nd: then slam-dunked it off the ice shelf

McNulty, J, Sgt: she get good air?

Mason, E, LT 2nd: f*ck you chum

McNulty, J, Sgt: cheer up, bitch. She wouldn’t have written if her loins did not ache for thee

Mason, E, LT 2nd: can u read? She threatening to kick me in the sopranos. She says it’s over.

McNulty, J, Sgt: “I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you”

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