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“Captain, we are waiting for several things to be completed. Would you like to play poker while we w...
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“Hunter, this is different. You suggesting we play poker is different.”
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“You like to play, and it is an excellent distraction. Also, the best part for me is detecting your ...
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“I know, but you are a computer and don’t have facial tells. Let’s do something different. You play ...
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They played multiple hands with Hunter, dealing virtual cards and handling virtual chips.
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At points, Hunter asks questions.
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“Captain, you raised twice the amount I bet. I don’t know that logic.”
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“Hunter, playing poker has multiple aspects that influence a player: the cards, probabilities, that ...
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After a short pause, Hunter says,
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“I think I understand.”
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“Hunter, you must read the table, the players. If you raise too much, you can get everyone to fold a...
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“Can you explain why you did this big raise?”
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“I have a good hand on one player, and the odds of you having a better hand are marginal. The big be...
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“I am considering the permutations and the possibilities, and you have a complex analysis of the sit...
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“Hunter, while we are playing, we need to talk about the coronation and planning.”
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“Yes, Captain. It is a very dangerous situation.”
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“I agree. It will be the location and time when I will be there, a perfect opportunity for them to a...
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Kainda pauses, sits up straight in her chair, and says,
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“Hunter, that may be what I missed seeing.”
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“Captain, it seemed like you changed the subject.”
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“I’m thinking about everything we know. I had it wrong, Hunter. Why would I be the target as the lit...
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“Captain, which means that Ruler and their group are probably blood related.”
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“That is very specific, Hunter. Victoria is my father’s sister. She and her daughter are the only ot...
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Kainda gets out of the chair and starts floating while thinking.
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“Captain, you’re thinking as you float. Can we help?”
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Kainda looks at the command console and says,
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“Hunter, we are going to the coronation, and we have a lot of preparation to do. I will not wear a d...
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“Captain, we can trade for new armor for you to wear.”
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Kainda doesn’t respond as she is thinking.
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“It needs to be new custom armor, like a designer dress. That will show I tried.”
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“We will send a request through Adonai. We just sent an attack ship to contact her. Can you tell me ...
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“If I am the key to their plan, I need to give them what they want to draw them out. But for that to...
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“I can request it from public records, but that will take some time.”
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“Start the process. We need to have a plan with multiple contingencies.”
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Ten cycles later, an attack ship jumps into the system.
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They are not designed to carry cargo, but most can have a few shipping containers.
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This ship lands from the jump and immediately heads toward Deal Hunter.
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They offloaded the cargo, and the ship pulled away before jumping.
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“Captain, we have something for you in the crew area.”
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“Okay, a surprise?”
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“This is completing a task we discussed several cycles ago.”
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Kainda enters the crew area and sees two standard cargo containers that are open, with something wra...
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“What is it?”
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“It is your new armor. We have taken your current armor for the modifications we planned.”
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A worker robot pulls parts out of the container and unwrapping them.
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Hunter says,
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“We will get the Warbot clan emblem put on the chest in the next cycle.”
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“How will you do that? We don’t have any paint.”
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“We salvaged a laser engraving machine. It is at the base. The emblem will be laser-engraved and per...
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Kainda looked at the bluish-gray armor.
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No scratches.
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It is brand new.
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She knows this was very expensive.
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“New armor for the coronation. I like the emblem, which features a Warbot with a rifle, with the ima...
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Hunter says,
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“Complicated like our leader. There is one more thing.”
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The worker goes to the second container, pulls out a large item, and unwraps it.
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It is a jetpack for armor.
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Hunter says,
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“It is detachable, so you can have mobility in space when you need it.”
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“This is nice and probably expensive.”
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“Captain, we need you as a good representative of the Warbot clan. You are also Princess Kainda. The...
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Kainda picks up the helmet to look at it.
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The front face is different.
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It has a sensor array on the forehead.
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The eye area is not a wide strip; it comprises two individual eyes with some sensors in between.
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The mouth area is slightly larger.
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It looks like a mask at first glance, but she is sure it contains filters and a speaker for communic...
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The back right has an antenna bump that looks like the antenna on the Warbots.
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