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It took over a dozen cycles to complete the setup.
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Both old shuttles needed to be working, and they needed jump drives.
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To get jump drives, they needed to salvage other wrecks.
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The jump drives meant they needed new fusion reactors.
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To find jump drives and fusion reactors, they traveled into the next sector of space.
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Kainda says,
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“This plan is working. Go in, get salvage, and go out. No trading, no interaction with pirates in th...
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To fit everything inside, they gutted the little shuttle.
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Adding a reactor and jump drive reduced the space, which still worked for Kainda.
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She needed space for two worker robots and four Warbots for her plan to work.
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Shuttle One will take them to the casino with Kainda, two worker robots, and four Warbots.
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They will land on a space landing pad.
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With her armor, she will be with one of the worker robots.
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After entering the casino, the worker robot will develop a mechanical issue and need to go to mainte...
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She will arrange the service and then head to the casino.
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Getting to the mainframe and accessing that data, and then returning to the shuttle, will be a probl...
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The priority is to get the data out.
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Kainda and the robots won’t be returning on this shuttle.
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The shuttle will leave as soon as it has the data.
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Now, the first tricky part.
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The second worker robot needs to disembark from the shuttle and proceed to the maintenance area.
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Once in the service system access corridors, there are very few cameras.
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This will allow the two workers who look identical and have identical coded transponders to move.
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The identical transponders will allow worker robot two to impersonate worker one for the minute it t...
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With the workers doing their part, Kainda will need to go to the casino and play poker.
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Her face is too well-known for her to join a casual game of poker.
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Most people don’t know her poker skills, which will be an advantage at the beginning.
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She can’t keep her helmet on while playing, so she has dyed her hair black and is wearing brown cont...
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Her hair is in a bun at the nape, allowing the helmet to be easily removed and put on.
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She has changed her armor boots to give her a height change.
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She has also researched and applied makeup with a fake scar on her cheek.
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This should be enough for casual observers.
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None of these people will have interacted with her before.
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The worker will access the mainframe, extract the data, and then depart.
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If someone stops the worker robot, they will probably destroy it and lose all its information.
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The key part is to transmit the data as a relay.
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Worker one will communicate with worker two, who will transmit to the shuttle AI.
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As soon as the AI has the data, it will leave, jumping as quickly as possible.
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The last item is the Warbots.
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They will leave the shuttle when the data is transmitted and go to Kainda in the casino.
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They will not be quiet or stealthy.
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As soon as the guards spot them in the station, all the security systems will focus on them.
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The shuttle should be able to leave easily.
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At this point, Kainda must be in Phase Two and disrupt the casino.
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The second shuttle will arrive to pick her up when the first shuttle lands at the Deal Hunter.
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For physical poker to work, the casino space station must have gravity.
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That requires the station to have a large rotating section.
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This casino has an 80% standard spin gravity.
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Because of the high volume of people, it is normal to have shuttles landing and departing, then rema...
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Kainda enters the casino poker area in her full space armor.
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She walks up to a poker table with five players and one open spot.
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She stops behind the open chair for a minute, watching the current hand being played.
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When the hand is finished, she drops a credit chit on the table and reaches to take off her helmet.
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Showing her black hair and brown eyes, she nods to the dealer.
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She puts her helmet on the floor, sits in the chair, and puts her foot on her helmet.
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The embedded earpiece in her ear connects the helmet to the shuttle, enabling communication.
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The plan is set.
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Now she needs to play poker for up to two hours while the robot gets to the mainframe and extracts t...
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The worker robot can’t simply walk into the mainframe area in the center of the station and access a...
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It will require patience, timing, and a bit of luck.
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Humans are working in the area, so a robot can act as if it belongs and enter areas by tagging along...
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Kainda looks at the other five players and automatically labels them from left to right around the t...
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One is to her left, around five to her right.
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The dealer provides her with chips for 100,000 credits, and she sorts them in front of her.
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This style of poker has been known by many names over the years.
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In this pirate casino, it is called Pirate Hold
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em.
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The initial ante-up bet is done with a dealer puck and uses a small and big blind setup.
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Each person then gets two cards, and both are dealt face down.
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Over the next forty-five minutes, she plays but does not do well.
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This doesn’t feel right.
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A regular player would say the cards are against them.
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Kainda knows better.
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She is reading these players, and two players are winning more than chance would say.
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Cameras and AI systems always watch the dealer.
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If the dealer were throwing a random deal, it would set off automated alarms.
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If the dealer were cheating, no one would spend money at this casino.
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A little after an hour, her ear device tells her,
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“We are at the mainframe area; we will need the distraction in the next fifteen minutes.”
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That is her cue.
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This is also the signal for the shuttle to land again and for the Warbots to enter the casino.
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Based on landing priorities, it could take minutes to get a landing pad available.
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At the start of the next hand, she starts the process normally with the ante for the pot.
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When they deal the cards, she grabs each card and places her right hand over it to prevent anyone fr...
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She doesn’t look at the cards.
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She is watching; she wants to know who notices and cares that she hasn’t looked at her cards.
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The first bet is based on everyone’s hole cards.
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When the bet gets to her, she raises the bet by 100 credits.
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Player four looks at her and says,
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“You haven’t looked at your cards.”
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“Good of you to notice. Why is that important to you?”
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“You just raised everyone knowing nothing.”
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“Because I am here to play poker, not feed the cheating machine. If I look at my cards or show their...
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Player four calls, and the flop happens.
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The three cards are the ten of clubs, the three of diamonds, and the seven of hearts.
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The designated player bets 250 credits.
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When it comes to Kainda, she tosses 1,250 into the pot, saying,
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“I raise you 1,000.”
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As she tosses the chips, she is looking at the players’ faces.
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She sees everyone look at her calm and relaxed face, and two or three immediately get nervous.
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They have nothing.
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Everyone must call her bet; they can raise if they think their hand is good.
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Now the strategy gets interesting.
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One and four want to talk.
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One starts with,
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“Without looking at your cards, you have to be bluffing, so we are simply going to take your credits...
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Four adds,
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“You are not helping yourself in this process.”
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Kainda is calm.
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She has not moved her right hand from her cards.
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Now they watch her shuffle a stack of chips with her left hand while the others are dealing with her...
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She has attracted attention, which is the complete goal.
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Looking at the dealer, she takes one chip off the top of her stack and carefully spins it on the tab...
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She started doing this spin when she was fifteen.
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It took her months of practice.
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The chip rotates a few times, then leans and makes a circle back to her.
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It looks impressive, but it is a simple trick.
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It has the effect of everyone looking at her hand and the chip circle.
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The entire time, she has her hand over the cards, watching the players.
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Now she says,
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“Let’s thin the field.”
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Which immediately stops everything as they all look at her.
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She looks at player two and says,
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“You have nothing.”
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Then at three, and says,
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“You have nothing.”
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Then she looks at player five and says,
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“You’re hoping that I’m bluffing.”
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Looking at one, she says,
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“You’re the pot runner. Your job is to drive the pot up to maximize his winnings.”
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She turns to four and says,
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“Are you ready to play?”
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Players two and three toss their cards on the table, folding.
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They take their chips and leave the table.
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Five is now very nervous and looks at Player One with her eyes, pleading for guidance.
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This means the casino was fleecing players two and three, and was also trying to fleece her.
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The dealer burns one and deals the turn.
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It is the two of hearts.
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She is looking at the faces.
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Turning to player five, she knows she has nothing.
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She says,
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“There is only one card left. Are you going to go for it?”
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Five folds and walks away.
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The bet goes around, and she raises the bet by 1000 credits.
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Four is now acting nervously.
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One is never supposed to win, so he is getting bold.
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Kainda gets a message,
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“We have the information; it has been transmitted to the shuttle, and we are going to phase two.”
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A few minutes later, there is a commotion as four ancient Warbots enter the casino area, walk up beh...
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The pit boss of the area walks over, looking at Kainda.
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Kainda is looking at the pit boss and says,
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“Are we going to play?”
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The reply is,
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“Warbots are illegal and can’t be in the casino.”
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“In a pirate casino, Warbots are a problem?”
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“They are illegal, and we can have issues with that technology being in our casino.”
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Kainda has never moved her right hand from the cards.
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Now she uses her left hand as she bends her head over the table.
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She touches her left eye and removes the brown contact lens, and then removes the contact from her r...
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She looks up to the pit boss with her piercing ice-blue eyes and says,
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“You know I’m Princess Kainda. These are my bodyguard Warbots and completely legal.”
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The pit boss, dealer, and player one react by going white.
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They recognize Princess Kainda.
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Looking at player four, she sees he has sweat under his arms and sweat running down his temple.
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Looking back at the pit boss, she sees he is now sweating in his armpits so badly that it is going t...
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The pit boss says,
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“Why are you here, Princess?”
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“I am here to play poker. I have never been to a pirate casino, but I was told this is where the bet...
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“We get lots of talented players, but you should sign up for the tournament.”
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“I am here to play poker, not be taken in a fixed game. I came dressed differently to find out your ...
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Looking at player four, she says,
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“I think the bet is to you. Do you have the cards to beat me? I think you are bluffing. The next car...
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Player four looks at Kainda and then around the table, which means to player one.
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He looks down and says,
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“I will raise you 10,000.”
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Kainda replies with,
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“I will see your 10,000 and raise you 20,000 more.”
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She knows this is a gigantic risk, but the risk is not the money.
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It is keeping the system focused on her for a few more minutes while the shuttle leaves.
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If the data theft is detected, they will focus on stopping the shuttle and her.
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The first shuttle with the pirate data needs to jump away.
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When the first shuttle arrives at Deal Hunter, the second shuttle will jump in and pick her up.
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Security systems will focus on the Warbots and her, allowing the second shuttle to arrive, which is ...
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She is watching player four.
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Now, looking at player one, she says,
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“You can fold. You are not relevant anymore.”
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Player One tosses his cards in but doesn’t move.
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The dealer burns one and deals the river card, a King of Spades.
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A face card that could have been helpful for a person who had previously folded.
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Not having seen her cards, Kainda smiles, looking at player four.
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The players who folded had a chance if they had stayed in the game with a face card now showing.
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Player four is seriously sweating now.
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The bet is now to Kainda, and she bets 40,000 credits.
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Player Four says,
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“Put some serious money on the table.”
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“I am not putting more credits into this cheating casino. I have 10,000 credits left to play with.”
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Player four raises her by 10,000, and she calls.
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Then she says,
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Player four turns his cards and shows the eight of hearts and nine of diamonds.
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He is one card away from a straight, but officially has nothing.
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Immediately, one of the Warbots bends down and picks up her helmet.
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She grabs the cards and casually flips them over on the table.
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A six of clubs and two of spades land on the table.
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Kainda is putting on her helmet and walks quickly to a service corridor that most people don’t reali...
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Moving down the corridor to the outer section, she stops just past an emergency pressure door on the...
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This part of the wall is one of the thickest parts of the construction.
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The doors are designed to close quickly with a rapid pressure drop.
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She tells one of the Warbots,
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“Punch a hole in the wall on the other side of the door, then jump through to me.”
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The Warbot hits the wall with enough force to cause a major dent.
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After punching the wall three times, air hisses out.
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He moves through the doorway as the emergency door slams shut.
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Kainda moves down the corridor quickly.
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Turning at an intersection, she walks two meters and says,
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“Punch through that ceiling to the deck above. We are going up.”
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Kainda goes through service passageways, causing pressure venting and emergency door closures on six...
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The second shuttle has arrived and is moving toward the designated pickup point.
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On the casino broadcast system, there are messages for people to move to the hotel area.
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She knows they are tracking her, and a voice says,
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“You are taking out multiple air pressure areas. That is dangerous for everyone.”
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Kainda replies,
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“I am in the service passageways, which are separated from the human guest areas. Continue to move p...
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As they reach an intersection, the Warbot next to her says,
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“The design files show we should go right.”
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“We need to go left to intersect with a service elevator first.”
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The Warbot asks,
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“How do you know these details?”
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“Are you kidding? Take a ten-year-old princess who isn’t given anything else interesting and see wha...
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After three decks, they encounter guardian robots.
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They are the same height as the Warbots but appear to be only two-thirds of their mass.
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As soon as her Warbots see the guardians, they charge.
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Guardians don’t use weapons because they are on the outer hull of the casino, and shooting can cause...
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The guardians have no chance against a Warbot.
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In a few seconds, half the guardians are torn to pieces.
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As soon as the last guardian is disabled, Kainda says,
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“We need to keep moving.”
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They are now on the last deck of the rotating casino.
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Kainda predetermined this deck because there are service airlocks in several locations.
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The shuttle is waiting outside, close to one airlock.
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The location is where the casino’s fixed guns can’t aim toward.
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They will need to use fighters to get to the shuttle.
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Because of the security lockdown, they expected the airlock doors to shut down.
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There are emergency procedures that can be used, but only at the outer door.
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Robot one prevented the inner door from closing by lying at the airlock entrance before leaving main...
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When they get to the final service passageway, Kainda jogs toward the airlock.
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Her boots are clanking on the deck along with the Warbots.
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She is burning oxygen from her suit, but she is also getting her body ready for the jump.
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Blood pumping, adrenaline increasing.
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Even with all the practice, jumping this close to the station is going to hurt.
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The shuttle can’t be in a position to be fired upon by the station guns.
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They will destroy the shuttle with a couple of shots.
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The shuttle must jump very close to the station so the station guns can’t target the shuttle.
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At the airlock, she directs the Warbots to the outer door and then follows.
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As soon as she enters, the worker robot moves to allow the inner airlock door to seal.
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Worker robot two is already in the airlock.
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The rescue crews can activate the emergency procedure on the outer door after sealing and locking th...
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This was set up to allow rescue crews to access people trapped, or, as she is using it, to get off t...
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She knows the emergency sequence from Hunter’s practice.
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The explosive door opening is wide enough for three people and will cause the air to rush out and pu...
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The Warbots are now a protective wall for Kainda at the door.
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The plan was not to talk on the radio while they were still in the station.
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However, now it is making Kainda nervous.
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Talking over the radio means that someone can monitor it, and station security can locate them more ...
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Is the shuttle ready?
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How close are the security teams?
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Has the venting she caused been enough to engage the emergency procedure without central approval?
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She has accessed the correct screen.
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Now it is a simple sequence to blow the door.
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This last sequence prevents people, particularly children, from accidentally hitting a button and ca...
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Now she is nervous.
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Her hand is shaking.
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She has been told and trained all her life never to do this.
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She hears the shuttle AI over the radio,
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“I am on station and expected you by this time. Captain, are you ready?”
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Kainda takes a deep breath and enters the sequence.
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The panel and lights flash, then the screen shows a countdown from five.
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She moves to the middle of the door with the Warbots, who immediately wrap their arms around her as ...
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She tumbles uncontrollably through space, with two service robots and four Warbots.
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The shuttle needs to get to them quickly.
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After a few seconds, two drop bots, the Warbots with jet packs, appear on either side and start to m...
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This wasn’t part of my plan.
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Hunter or Warbrain must have done this.
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“I need to thank Hunter.”
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The problem is that they now have two additional robots to fit into the shuttle.
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Jetpacks make the drop bots larger and harder to fit into the shuttle.
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The Warbots and the shuttle are maneuvering together to get everyone in.
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At the shuttle door, they push her in, and she gets into the pilot’s chair and straps in while the r...
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With two extra robots, they are all working, trying to jam into the limited space.
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She talks to the AI.
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“The last worker won’t fit. Have it jam into the doorway. We can jump with the door open. Align for ...
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“That isn’t how the jump drive system works, Captain. Everything needs to be physically attached to ...
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The worker robot lets go and pushes against the ship.
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She can see it shut down as it starts a self-wipe as the shuttle door closes.
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“Jumping in three, two, one.”
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Kainda doesn’t scream from the pain this time.
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It just hurts, badly.
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She doesn’t need to talk; she can’t talk.
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She is taking slow, deep breaths and working to manage the pain.
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Deal Hunter must find where they land, which could be millions of kilometers from their target coord...
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She has both arms across her abdomen, bent over as much as she can, with the seat restraints holding...
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It takes Deal Hunter almost an hour to make contact.
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After that, the ship appears next to them immediately, and Kainda can move to Deal Hunter.
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The Warbots move with Kainda to Deal Hunter, then the shuttle moves away to jump back to the Warbot ...
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Kainda goes to the bridge and asks,
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“Did we retrieve the information?”
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“Yes, Captain. We retrieved not only the Deal Hunter bounty information but also the details on all ...
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“NO! No jumps. I can feel it. I want you to stay here for several hours. No thrust, no artificial gr...
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“Acknowledged, Captain. Nanny will bring you painkillers and a sedative. We will wait while you slee...
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Kainda has been sleeping for over seven hours.
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She is in a space hammock that keeps her from floating around and makes her as comfortable as possib...
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Nanny helped Kainda remove her space armor, and Kainda now wears only the standard under-space armor...
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She opens her eyes to see Nanny with her magnetic boots looking at her.
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“Captain, without your space armor, we can’t monitor your condition. I need to check your health. To...
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Kainda nods and slowly extracts her torso and arms from the hammock.
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With her arms above her head to hold on to the ship, Nanny can raise her shirt to use the device.
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She asks,
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“Why do I smell grease or oil?”
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“This device is supposed to be used with an acoustic gel, which we don’t have on board. I am using j...
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“So, I will smell like a mechanic?”
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“Until you wash it off.”
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Nanny is running the scanner over her abdomen while she waits.
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“You know, when I was little, I was told if someone smelled like a mechanic, I was in a dangerous pl...
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“Were the mechanics dangerous?”
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“No, I was always going places and exploring. Saying it was a dangerous place was a way for them to ...
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“Now you aren’t concerned?”
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“No. Learning and understanding are the keys. Telling me to stay away meant I went more frequently a...
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“Would you tell a young person to explore like you wanted to do?”
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Kainda sucks in her breath from the probing.
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After a slow breath, she continues,
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“I would tell a young version of myself to get a protocol robot. Dress it up or spruce it up to look...
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“Why not take a real guardian robot?”
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“A young princess does not have the authority to direct a guardian robot. I can only direct protocol...
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“Captain, I am detecting several organs with tissue damage from the jump. Your internal systems will...
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“I am fine with that. Hunter, I want to rest for several more hours and then jump to the Warbot frei...
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“No one knows where we are. We can stay as long as you want.”
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“I will wash the grease off, eat, and then go to the bridge to review the information.”
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Ruler says,
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“How can you let little bitch walk into your casino and not do anything?”
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The pirate leader replies,
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“She walked in wearing space armor. She changed her hair; she was wearing makeup as a disguise. We d...
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“You should have destroyed them as well.”
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“We don’t have the firepower in a casino to take down Warbots. You saw the results of what they did ...
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“I am tiring of your excuses.”
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“I’m tiring of demands. I just had my casino damaged. Will you compensate me for that expense? I did...
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“If you had been paying attention and killed her when she arrived, it wouldn’t be a problem now, wou...
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