Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1)(39)

Dorian, C, Corp: Yes, brilliant. Because Private LeFevre engaging in intimate relations with her reporting Corporal is so much better.

Mason, E, LT 2nd: chum, it’s better than being shot for espionage

Dorian, C, Corp: It’s still a court-martialing offense. And the way Torrence is acting lately, he might just have us both shot. He’ll brig me at the very least, that much is certain.

Mason, E, LT 2nd: chum, you have to tell them

Dorian, C, Corp: GOD IN HEAVEN, I ALREADY SENT THE EMAIL TO MY C.O.

Mason, E, LT 2nd: oh

Mason, E, LT 2nd: well. Good for u, chum. Proud of you

Dorian, C, Corp: Oh, shut up.

Dorian, C, Corp: All this means is two more people in the hole. Two more people not working on us not all getting killed when the Lincoln arrives

Mason, E, LT 2nd: double negative, wow, u really upset

Dorian, C, Corp: And of course, there actually IS someone hacking into AIDAN and accessing classified files. Locking Stephanie and I in the hole won’t change that at all.

Dorian, C, Corp: I swear, the people in command are drooling simpletons. Why on earth would Stephanie be accessing Kerenza refugee files?

Mason, E, LT 2nd: wait this hacker was accessing kerenza refugee files?

Dorian, C, Corp: Yes, Mason, I believe I said that already. Twice.

Mason, E, LT 2nd: shit

Dorian, C, Corp: Mason, do you remember when I said you were smarter than you look?

Dorian, C, Corp: Well, I’m officially taking it back. You’re slower than German opera.

Dorian, C, Corp: Mason.

Dorian, C, Corp: … Mason?

Mason, E, LT 2nd: Please tell me this wasn’t you

ByteMe: ??? u ok?

Mason, E, LT 2nd: This hacker who broke into AIDAN’s memory and told Hypatia command about Copernicus.

Mason, E, LT 2nd: Tell me it wasn’t you, Kady.

ByteMe: they don’t even know I can hack. Otherwise I’d have been brutalized and hauled over to the Alexander like the others

Mason, E, LT 2nd: jesus, it was you

Mason, E, LT 2nd: KADY WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING?

ByteMe: AIDAN murdered everyone on the Copernicus. it’s being covered up. I’m the only one who IS thinking

Mason, E, LT 2nd: so you thought telling everyone on hypatia about it was a good idea???

ByteMe: Byron told the Captain. How could I do that? I’m not even meant to be in there.

Mason, E, LT 2nd: wait …

Mason, E, LT 2nd: who the f*ck is Byron?

ByteMe: He’s the guy your marines assaulted and dragged over to the Alexander, covered in blood. He’s the only one who was brave enough to speak up. And it was the right thing to do.

Mason, E, LT 2nd: oh really? Tell that to the commtech whose ID you jacked. She’s in the brig now. and the Corporal (my friend, btw) who’s stepping up to make sure she doesn’t get SHOT for something she didn’t do is going in the hole beside her.

ByteMe: they shot our captain, did they tell you that? when they were taking my friends.

Mason, E, LT 2nd: Kady, those marines WOULDN’T HAVE EVEN BEEN THERE if not for you and lord f*cking byron

Mason, E, LT 2nd: You promised me whatever I installed in that server was just to help Jimmy and youve been using it to spy on people.

ByteMe: I never promised that.

Mason, E, LT 2nd: You LIED to me

ByteMe: Should I just sit here and wait to die? You might have become a military drone, but I don’t have any faith at all in your commanders.

ByteMe: What would you do if it was me in the brig? Wait for your next set of orders from them?

Mason, E, LT 2nd: Weren’t u the one telling me not to try and break Jimmy out because I’d be putting myself and others in danger? Why the f*ck are those rules good for me and not for you?

Mason, E, LT 2nd: Ppl are in prison because of you! Ppl got hurt because of you!

ByteMe: and if nobody does anything, what happens then? you think your general torrence has the answer?

Mason, E, LT 2nd: who says nobody’s doing anything? ppl over here are busting their asses. they’re trained military personnel. they do this for a living and they’ve been doing it all their lives

Mason, E, LT 2nd: and i dunno if they have all the answers, but maybe, JUST MAYBE THEY HAVE MORE ANSWERS THAN YOU

ByteMe: they don’t, trust me. I’ve seen exactly what they’re doing. So has Byron. they have no idea.

ByteMe: I’m not doing this for kicks, Ez. I’m trying to find out what’s going on, what’s wrong with AIDAN, and I’m wading through layers of lies from your precious command to do it. you might be as content to sit here and take orders as you were to sit on Kerenza and do nothing, but I’m not going to count down the 47 hrs we have left until the Lincoln catches us by sitting on my hands

Mason, E, LT 2nd: f*ck me, you’re seriously bringing up kerenza? now?

Mason, E, LT 2nd: you really want to go there?

ByteMe: i’m doing what I can to keep us safe. to keep those of us who are left, safe. from AIDAN, from the Lincoln. have u changed since Kerenza at all?

Mason, E, LT 2nd: listen, I’m sorry i wasn’t the guy to explore the goddamn universe with you. i had my reasons.

Mason, E, LT 2nd: but u don’t know everything kady. your problem is you think you do

ByteMe: i know we have 47 hrs left to live right now, and u want to sit and hope. I can’t do that.