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. His gaze had returned to the steel cabinet.
The laboratory door slid open; the ugly man walked inside.
"Knight Officer wants to know how the interrogation is going."
The woman switched off the ridcam, handed it to the man. "He can judge for himself." She sounded pleased. "I would say the evidence is conclusive."
"The blood samples have been evaluated. They test positive."
The woman gave a stiff nod. "I will await Knight Officer's orders."
The ugly man glanced at Raoul. "Good riddance," he said, and left.
Raoul sank back in his chair. Time passed. The woman appeared impatient. She paced back and forth. The medicbot whirred about the room, cleaning up.
Then a voice came over a comm. "The interview is satisfactory, Doctor. You may terminate the subject."
"Yes, Knight Officer," the woman answered.
"Terminate the subject," Raoul repeated dreamily.
That means you, twit! They're going to kill you the voice inside Raoul's head shouted. Do something.
Yes, I should do something. I should, Raoul thought, fight for my life. Yes, that is what I should do.
But he was feeling weak-headed and lethargic, completely uncaring. Various notions of attacking the woman flitted into his skull, danced around there aimlessly, and eventually fluttered out. Fighting required so much effort ....
"You will take care of Xris for me, won't you, my friend? He and the others will be terribly lost without me
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