The Head Doctor sounded calm. Reasonable. Fully in control. Seeming like a leader was half the trick, and most of the other half was luck. Well, and the other other half was making all of the outcomes give you at least some advantage, so that losing was winning, too.
Here, about the best they could hope for was to go home. Which, for Taura, wasn't the worst outcome. She hadn't been able to help TK-622, and she'd gotten the impression he was far from alone in his situation, but she had a life to go home to. Even if she didn't know how long it might be. Her teeth flashed white in the darkness as she grinned, strapping on and packing up all of her toys. It had become routine, even if a purse was an odd sort of thing for a soldier to carry. She was out the door moments after the intercom quieted.
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Here, about the best they could hope for was to go home. Which, for Taura, wasn't the worst outcome. She hadn't been able to help TK-622, and she'd gotten the impression he was far from alone in his situation, but she had a life to go home to. Even if she didn't know how long it might be. Her teeth flashed white in the darkness as she grinned, strapping on and packing up all of her toys. It had become routine, even if a purse was an odd sort of thing for a soldier to carry. She was out the door moments after the intercom quieted.
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