Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1)(22)
So do I drag Ezra into danger? Isn’t he in more danger if I don’t keep trying to work out what’s happening?
Everyone here wants to believe the guys in charge know exactly what they’re doing, but of course they don’t. There’s nothing in their rules and regulations for this. They’re wounded and limping for safety, and they don’t know how to get away from the Lincoln. So why should I trust them, especially when they’re lying to me?
There’s no clear path ahead of me. They never taught this class in school.
I remember there was this teacher called Ms. McElroy back at McCaffrey. Taught junior tech. She used to go on and ON at me about fulfilling my potential, and I used to roll my eyes, and my mom would tell me to listen to the lady.
She died in the first wave. She looked really surprised.
I don’t mean to make a joke there, though I know it sounds kind of sarcastic. I just mean, that wasn’t the facial expression I would have expected.
She used to talk a lot about how to make decisions, as well. Like, she had this idea around exploring your own moral system, but then applying it to a grid to work out what to do. Marrying ethics and technology.
Why didn’t I listen to that? I could really use her system for working out the right thing to do around now.
I only know one thing for sure.
Whatever they don’t want me to see, that’s where I’m digging. I need to be where the secrets are.
I’m more interested in ensuring I have a future than they think.
McNulty, J, Sgt: ezra
McNulty, J, Sgt: mason
McNulty, J, Sgt: ANSWER BITCH
Mason, E, LT 2nd: shit internal comms back on?
McNulty, J, Sgt: they testing
Mason, E, LT 2nd: ah
McNulty, J, Sgt: Dorian pinged me to check if my internal messager was working. I am his test monkey. Watch me monkey
Mason, E, LT 2nd: and of everyone you could’ve picked to IM, you pinged me. Flattered, you may color me
McNulty, J, Sgt: don’t be, ur the only one I knew who’d be awake at this hour
McNulty, J, Sgt: thinking about Miss Thing
Mason, E, LT 2nd: eat me
McNulty, J, Sgt: first, a kiss from your cherry lips
Mason, E, LT 2nd: maybe if you warm me up a little
McNulty, J, Sgt: k wut are u wearing?
Mason, E, LT 2nd: nothing. Your sister was just here
McNulty, J, Sgt: …
Mason, E, LT 2nd: OH BURRRNT?
Mason, E, LT 2nd: flew face-first into that, son
McNulty, J, Sgt: FUCK YOU CHUM
Mason, E, LT 2nd: too tired. Told you, ur sis just left
McNulty, J, Sgt: look at you, all sprightly and shit. Big switch from mr Mopey, all “bloo bloo, my troubles have water wings” couple of days back
Mason, E, LT 2nd: cold, chum. cold
McNulty, J, Sgt: thought you’d be all sadpants with no ship 2 ship. No more sexies from Miss Thing to keep you warm
Mason, E, LT 2nd: she’s not like that
McNulty, J, Sgt: ah, she special
Mason, E, LT 2nd: she is
McNulty, J, Sgt: u got pix of this astro-princess?
Mason, E, LT 2nd: no sexies, I told u
McNulty, J, Sgt: clothed, fool
Mason, E, LT 2nd: I got school pics
McNulty, J, Sgt: send me
Mason, E, LT 2nd: no chance
McNulty, J, Sgt: SEND
Mason, E, LT 2nd: en oh bee eye tee see haych
McNulty, J, Sgt: Mason, if u no send, I will make it my mission in life to teabag you while you sleep
Mason, E, LT 2nd: 0_o
McNulty, J, Sgt: Shipboard security have master access to all areas, chum
McNulty, J, Sgt: I know where you lay thee down
McNulty, J, Sgt: And you WILL wake one night to feel a pair of slightly sweatysomethings tickling your prettyboy chin
Mason, E, LT 2nd: my f*cking god
McNulty, J, Sgt: I am serious, mason.
McNulty, J, Sgt: this is not a drill
Mason, E, LT 2nd: if I do send
Mason, E, LT 2nd: and then I find hardcopy of this pinned to the ceiling above your bunk
Mason, E, LT 2nd: I will cut your slightly sweatysomethings off and flush them out an airlock
McNulty, J, Sgt: I solemnly swear I will not engage in happy pants while looking at pics of ur would-be ex-ex-girlfriend, chum
Mason, E, LT 2nd: …
Mason, E, LT 2nd: k, sending
McNulty, J, Sgt: holy shit
Mason, E, LT 2nd: ya
McNulty, J, Sgt: this is her?
Mason, E, LT 2nd: ya
McNulty, J, Sgt: she got pink hair
Mason, E, LT 2nd: she used to dye it
McNulty, J, Sgt: did the collar match the cuffs?
Mason, E, LT 2nd: >_<
McNulty, J, Sgt: how in god’s name … chum, I have bad news
Mason, E, LT 2nd: let me guess, you’re planning to break your solemn vow as soon as you finish speaking to me, rite?
McNulty, J, Sgt: you wound me, chum
Mason, E, LT 2nd: :P
McNulty, J, Sgt: bad news is im typing ths 1 handed
Mason, E, LT 2nd: god no
McNulty, J, Sgt: think im getting the hng of it
Mason, E, LT 2nd: STOP
McNulty, J, Sgt: 1more min
Mason, E, LT 2nd: STOP.
Mason, E, LT 2nd: JIMMY, I SWEAR TO ALL THAT’S HOLY
Mason, E, LT 2nd: I WILL NEVER SPEAK ILL OF YOUR SISTER AGAIN
Mason, E, LT 2nd: JUST STOP NOW
McNulty, J, Sgt: u promise?