Abner started a little at the mention of his name, and more importantly, what he’d done. Strangely enough, Miller seemed unbothered. Unsurprised, even. Joking?
Why rent when you can own?
He blinked, staring at the mercenary. Had he heard right? The implications of that were staggering, and he’d thrown it out like it was nothing. The idea that an independent merc had something like him...where had he gotten it? Had he made it? He itched to ask more, but without permission to talk to the suspect, the words were frozen in his throat. Instead he let himself be led out of the office, only speaking to Anderson when they were out of earshot.
“I don’t trust Van Cleef, sir, but I don’t think he did it. At least not alone. It was a woman’s voice giving the order, and besides—he’s not Enclave, he wouldn’t know my trigger.” He hadn’t meant to name it so specifically, but it was fine. Felt kind of good to come clean about the training. “Do you know what he meant about the renting thing, though? If they have something like me around, the scientists will want to know about it.”
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Why rent when you can own?
He blinked, staring at the mercenary. Had he heard right? The implications of that were staggering, and he’d thrown it out like it was nothing. The idea that an independent merc had something like him...where had he gotten it? Had he made it? He itched to ask more, but without permission to talk to the suspect, the words were frozen in his throat. Instead he let himself be led out of the office, only speaking to Anderson when they were out of earshot.
“I don’t trust Van Cleef, sir, but I don’t think he did it. At least not alone. It was a woman’s voice giving the order, and besides—he’s not Enclave, he wouldn’t know my trigger.” He hadn’t meant to name it so specifically, but it was fine. Felt kind of good to come clean about the training. “Do you know what he meant about the renting thing, though? If they have something like me around, the scientists will want to know about it.”