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‘He grunted. It was the resigned ’well, shit’ grunt. That seemed to pretty well cover the situation.’

Scand had said that any chemistry experiment has three outcomes. “Either what you want happens, nothing happens, or it explodes.”

“Is it safe for me to go back to the barracks, or is something else going to happen as soon as I leave?” –Javier

“Why are you awake at this hour? I thought you were a sensible sort of human.” –Grayling

“Partner in crime?”
He grunted again.
“Co-conspirator?” Grunt. “Fellow victim of circumstance?”

(… Bodies are so marvelously revolting.)

‘Gut feelings aren’t very scientific, but they’re often the result of a lot of observations that you don’t know you’re making, so I want ready to discount mine entirely.’

‘Still, if you find yourself in an upside-down world, all you can do is plow forward and obey the internal logic as best you can.’

‘Morning came on like an unearned hangover.’

…”Are you telling me that you poisoned yourself, then rushed down here in order to save a pet chicken?”
“He’s not a pet. He’s more of a colleague.”
“That’s what you said about the snake.”