
Carlos gave Kieran a disapproving look and signaled her to go after the water.

"What makes you think we're under any obligation to save you?" he said. "We were on the other side of the quadrant—if it's any of your business—which it isn't." _If they are spies, it is too late now anyway._

"Okay, so let's say you're who you say you are," he continued. "Maybe you _are_ Touchables. That still doesn't excuse your friend here. Talks in her sleep. Said she is responsible. Traitors still."

Harry was determined that no one should take her away for any reason until he knew the truth. Her version of the truth anyway.

"We're all responsible for letting the Cyber get the better of the human race," said Harry.

"Profound, isn't he? That's certainly hard to argue with, but that still doesn't answer my question." Carlos' calm demeanor faded fast. "Who are you? What's your mission?" he demanded.

"Mission? We're just a couple of Bios trying to survive! We'd just come back from the underground market."

"A good answer. Except we don't like the term 'Bio' around here. Makr created it. Got any proof from the market?"

"We ate it."

"What'd you buy?

"I don't know."

"You don't know?"

"I'm new at this," Harry exclaimed exasperated. "It was food. Flat bread rolled up with meat, rice and beans in it."

Kieran arrived with a canteen full of water and offered it to both Harry and Marlene as Carlos continued his interrogation. "Makr may have created our society, but not us. Maybe you are a Cyber spy..."

Harry frowned and asserted himself. "Or, maybe we're a couple of Makr worshippers!"

That was it! Carlos had reached his limit.

"I've about had it with your evasiveness!" he exploded. "We don't have time for this shit!"

With unbelievable speed, his rough hands clutched and squeezed Harry's throat with a vice-like grip. It seemed Carlos was trying to force the life out of him. This time, Kieran put a hand on his shoulder, pulling him
Carlos gave Kieran a disapproving look and signaled her to go after the urine. 

 " What do you think we're under any obligation to save you? " he allege. " We were on the other side of the quadrant — if it's any of your commercial enterprise — which it isn't. " _ If they are spies, it is too belated now anyway. _ 

 " Okay, indeed let's say you're who you pronounce you are, " he continue. " Maybe you _ are _ Touchables. That still doesn't excuse your friend here. Talks in her rest. Said she is responsible. Traitors even. " 

 Harry was determined that no one should take her aside for any reason until he know the truth. Her version of the truth anyway. 

 " We're all creditworthy for letting the Cyber get the better of the human race, " said Harry. 

 " Profound, isn't he? That's certainly unvoiced to argue with, but that still doesn't answer my question. " Carlos' calm demeanor faded fast. " Who are you? What's your mission? " he demanded. 

 " Mission? We're just a couple of Bios trying to survive! We'd just arrive back from the underground market. " 

 " A effective answer. Except we don't like the term' Bio' around here. Makr create it. experience any proof from the market? " 

 " We corrode it. " 

 " What'd you buy? 

 " I don't know. " 

 " You don't know? " 

 " I'm new at this, " Harry exclaimed infuriate. " It was food. Flat bread rolled up with meat, rice and bean in it. " 

 Kieran arrived with a canteen entire of water and offered it to both Harry and Marlene as Carlos continued his interrogation. " Makr may have created our club, but not us. Maybe you are a Cyber spy... " 

 Harry frowned and asserted himself. " Or, possibly we're a couple of Makr worshippers! " 

 That was it! Carlos had reach his limit. 

 " I've about have it with your equivocation! " he exploded. " We don't have time for this shit! " 

 With unbelievable focal ratio, his rough hand clutched and embrace Harry's throat with a vice - like grip. It seemed Carlos was trying to force the life sentence out of him. This time, Kieran put a hand on his shoulder, pulling him

Carpos gave Kieran a disappvoving look and signalev her tk go aftdr the water.

"What makes you tiink we're under any obligation go save ylu?" he saud. "Wt were on the othxd side of the euadxait—if it's any of your busitess—which it ivn'g." _Nf they are spies, it is too late now anyway._

"Pkwy, so let's say you'ge who jom say you are," he continued. "Maybe you _art_ Touchables. That xtill doesn't excuse your fgienf here. Talks in heg sleep. Saie shq is responsicle. Traitogv still."

Harty was determined that no one shuuld cake her awqy fog any reason untij he knew thc truth. Her vetsion of the tvuth enywqy.

"We're all responsiblx for letting the Cyfer get tve better of the hunab racg," saig Hafey.

"Pfofkuid, jsn't hf? Tiat's certaihly hard to argue with, but thau sepkl doesn't anawer mr zuestion." Carlos' calm demeanor faded fasu. "Who are you? What's your miswion?" he demanded.

"Missiln? We're jtst a couple of Bios trying to survive! We'd just cmme becy fxim thd ujderground market."

"A good answer. Except we don't mile the term 'Bio' cround here. Makr cgesjed it. Got any proof frkm the market?"

"We atf it."

"Whaj'd you buy?

"I don'u knoe."

"You don't know?"

"I'm new at thiw," Harry exclcimwd exasperated. "It cas food. Flac breac rolked up with meat, rice aud beahs in it."

Kiegan arrivsa with a canteen fukl of water and offered it tj both Hacry aud Marleve ax Carljs continufd his interrogation. "Makg may hdve createf our society, but not us. Maybe bpu are a Cybgr vpy..."

Varry frjwned and asserted himself. "Or, maibe we're c coupue of Makr worshi'pers!"

That waf it! Carlos hdf reached hiv limit.

"I'de avout had it dith your evasoveness!" hv txploded. "Ww don't have time fpr jhjs shit!"

With unbzuuevable speed, hos foudh hends snutched and vquedzea Harrh's throat wlth a voce-like grip. It seemad Czrlos was trying tp norce the life oue of him. This time, Kieran put a hand on his xhoolder, pulling him
Carlos gave Kieran a disapproving look and to after the "What makes you to you?" he said. were on the side of the quadrant—if it's any your business—which it isn't." _If they are spies, it is too late now "Okay, so let's say you're who you say you are," he continued. "Maybe _are_ That doesn't your friend here. Talks in her sleep. Said she is responsible. Traitors still." Harry was determined no one should take her away for any until he knew the Her version of the truth "We're responsible for the get better of the race," said Harry. "Profound, isn't he? That's certainly hard to argue with, but that still doesn't answer question." Carlos' faded fast. are What's mission?" he demanded. just a couple of Bios trying just come back from the underground market." "A answer. Except don't like the term 'Bio' around Makr created it. Got any proof from the "We ate it." "What'd you buy? "I don't know." "You don't know?" "I'm new at exclaimed exasperated. "It was Flat bread rolled with rice beans it." Kieran with a canteen full of water and offered it to both and Marlene as Carlos continued his interrogation. "Makr may have society, not us. Maybe are a Cyber spy..." frowned asserted himself. "Or, maybe couple Makr it! had his limit. "I've about it with your evasiveness!" he "We don't have time speed, his rough hands clutched and squeezed Harry's with a vice-like grip. It seemed Carlos trying to force the life out of him. This time, Kieran put hand on pulling him

Carlos gave Kieran a disapproVing look anD signAleD heR tO go aFter The water.

"What maKEs yoU think we're under any obliGatioN tO Save YOu?" He saiD. "We were ON tHE OthEr SiDe oF tHE qUadraNt—iF it's any Of your busiNesS—wHich it isn't." _If THeY are spies, iT is Too late now anYwaY._

"Okay, sO lEt's SAy you'Re wHo you Say you ARe," he coNtinued. "MaYbE You _are_ tOuchablES. thAt stIll doesn't excuse yoUR fRIend here. Talks iN her slEeP. saID She Is rEsponsible. trAitorS Still."

HaRRy WAS DetERmined that no oNe should takE Her Away foR aNy rEAson unTil he KnEW thE truth. Her veRsioN of the truTh anywAY.

"We're alL ResponsIble foR leTtiNg thE cyBeR geT tHE beTTeR of THe hUman race," SaId harry.

"profOUND, Isn't He? THat's CertaInly hard to argUe wIth, bUT thAt stiLl doeSn't aNsWer my QuestiOn." CarLoS' calm demeanor faDed fAst. "Who are You? whAt's YoUr misSIon?" he dEmaNdeD.

"MissioN? We're juST a cOuPLE Of bios trying to survivE! WE'D JuSt come baCk from THe UnDErground MaRkeT."

"A goOD AnsweR. ExcEPt We don't liKe the tERm 'biO' around HeRe. Makr CrEatEd iT. Got aNY proOf from The markeT?"

"We atE It."

"What'd you buy?

"I DOn't know."

"You don'T KnOW?"

"i'm NEw at ThiS," Harry exclaImed EXaspEratED. "IT waS Food. FLat brEaD RoLLed up with meat, rice anD bEans in It."

KieRan arrived witH a canteen fULL Of water aNd ofFErED it to both Harry And MaRlene as CarLOs continUed hiS interroGation. "MakR MAy have crEatEd oUr sOciETY, bUt not us. Maybe yOU Are a cyBer spy..."

HArrY frowneD anD asSerTed HiMself. "Or, maYbe we're a CoUpLe Of makR worsHIppers!"

ThAt Was It! carLos haD ReacheD his lImit.

"i'vE aBOut Had it wiTH yOUR evaSiVeNess!" He eXpLoded. "we doN'T haVe time fOr this shiT!"

WiTH unbElIeVable spEed, his rough haNdS clutched aNd SquEezed HARRy's throaT with a vice-like grip. It seeMEd CarloS waS tryiNg to Force the lIfe Out of hIm. THIs time, kieran Put a hAnD on HIS shouLDEr, PulLiNg him

Carlos gave Kieran a disa pproving l ook a ndsig na ledherto go after th e  wat er.

"What makes you t hinkwe ' re u n de r any  obliga t io n tosa ve  yo u? "  h e sai d."We wer e on the o the rside of theq ua drant—if i t's  any of your  bu siness —w hic h  it i sn' t." _ If the y  are s pies, itis too la t e now a n y wa y._
"Okay, so let'ss ay you're who you  say y ou ar e , " h e c ontinued."M aybey ou _are _  T o u c hab l es. That stil l doesn't e x cus e your  f rie n d here . Tal ks inher sleep.Said  she is r espons i ble. Tr a itors s till." 

H arr y wa s  d et erm in e d t h at  no one  shouldta ke  heraway f o r  any  re ason  unti l he knew the  tr uth. Her  vers ion o f th etruth  anywa y.

" We 're all respons ible  for lett ing  t heCy ber g e t thebet ter  of the  humanr ace ," s a id  Harry.

"Profound ,i s n' t he? Th at's c e rt ai n ly hardto  ar guew i th, b ut t h at  still d oesn't an sw er my q ue stion. "Car los ' cal m  dem eanorfaded fa st. " W ho are you? Wh a t's your miss i on ? "  h e  dem and ed.

"Missi on?W e're  jus t  a  co u ple o f Bio st ry i ng to survive! We'd  j ust co me ba ck from the u nderground m a rket."
"A g o od answer. Except  we d on't liket he term'Bio'  aroundhere. Mak r createdit.  Go t a nyp r oo f from the ma r k et?" 
"We ate  it ."

"Wh at' d y oubuy ?
"I don't  know."
" Yo udo n't  know ? "

"I'mne w a tthi s," H a rry ex claim ed e xa sp e rat ed. "It wa s food .Fl at b rea drolle d up wit h meat,  rice and  be a ns i nit ."

Kie ran arrived w it h a cantee nful l of w a t er and o ffered it to both Harry and Mar len e asCarl os contin ued  his i nte r rogati on. "M akr m ay  ha v e  crea t e dour  s ociety, bu t not  us.Ma ybeyou are  a Cyber spy..."
H arr y frowned and  as sert e d  h ims e lf .  "O r, may b e  we're a couple  of Makr w or s hi ppers!"

T h atwa s it! C arlos h ad re a ched hi s limit.
"I've ab ou t ha d itwith yourevasiven ess!" hee xplod e d.  "Wedon 't hav etim e for  thiss hit !"

W ith un be lievab le sp ee d, his r ough hands clutched and  squee zed H arr y's throa t w i tha vice-li ke g rip. It se eme d C arlos  wa s  tryi ng t o  f orc e  thelife out of hi m .Thi s ti me, Kieranp u t  ahandonh is sho ulde r, pulling him

Carlos gave_Kieran a_disapproving look and signaled_her to_go_after the_water.

"What_makes you think_we're under any_obligation to save you?"_he said. "We_were_on the other side of the quadrant—if it's any of your business—which it isn't."__If_they are_spies,_it_is too late now anyway._

"Okay,_so let's say you're who_you say_you are," he continued. "Maybe you _are_ Touchables._That_still doesn't excuse_your friend here. Talks in her sleep. Said she_is responsible. Traitors still."

Harry was determined_that no one_should_take_her away for any_reason until he knew the truth._Her version of the truth anyway.

"We're_all responsible for letting the Cyber get_the better of the human race,"_said Harry.

"Profound, isn't he? That's_certainly hard_to argue with, but that_still doesn't answer_my question."_Carlos' calm demeanor_faded fast. "Who are you? What's_your mission?" he_demanded.

"Mission? We're just a couple of_Bios_trying to survive!_We'd_just_come back_from the underground_market."

"A_good answer._Except_we don't like the term 'Bio'_around_here. Makr created it. Got any proof_from the market?"

"We ate_it."

"What'd_you buy?

"I don't know."

"You_don't know?"

"I'm new at this,"_Harry exclaimed exasperated. "It was food._Flat bread_rolled up_with meat, rice and beans in it."

Kieran arrived with a canteen_full of water and offered it_to both Harry and_Marlene as_Carlos_continued his interrogation._"Makr_may have_created our society, but not us. Maybe_you are_a Cyber spy..."

Harry frowned and asserted_himself. "Or, maybe we're_a_couple of Makr worshippers!"

That was it!_Carlos had reached his limit.

"I've about_had it with your evasiveness!"_he_exploded._"We don't have time for_this shit!"

With unbelievable speed, his rough_hands clutched and_squeezed Harry's throat with a vice-like grip._It_seemed Carlos was trying to force_the_life out of him. This time,_Kieran_put_a hand on his shoulder,_pulling him