 to you? I'm an indoors kinda guy."

"Our children become soldiers at sixteen," Jackson said, referring to the Nest.

"Well, I never..."

Winston squirmed in his wires, but the sharp pain of them digging in made him stop quickly. _What have I gotten myself into?_ he thought.

"Better decide which side you're going to be on," said the Shadow. "Bio or Cyber?"

"Do I have a choice?"

"No, but I'd rather have a volunteer."

"Why the hell not?" Always go for the gusto, he thought. "Okay, I'm your man. Now, will you get me out of this thing before my hands slip?"

The Shadow took the grenade from Winston's left hand then let it drop harmlessly onto the floor with a thud. He did the same with the one in the right hand.

"Duds? Duds?" Winston blustered and struggled to free himself. "You made me sit there and sweat for nothing?"

"Kept you honest while I reconnoitered and laid my Cyber traps."

"Are you going to release me from these bindings? It's getting a little hard to breathe."

"Then don't breathe," said his captor.

There was a pause as Winston just looked at him. It was almost a pathetic look, although Winston would have glared at him if he had thought it would do him any good. That would have fit his personality, but it wouldn't serve his purpose. The grenades were gone now and the Shadow soldier was armed again.

"Look, you have your job and I have mine," Winston said.

"What job?"

"Uh...Doesn't matter really. The important thing..."

"Listen, little man, I don't have time to make you my friend or my ally. You have landed yourself in the middle of a battlefield. The important thing, like it or not, is that you're in it."

"I don't even know what this is all about."

"Most of you Insiders don't, and if you do know what's happening out here, you don't care as long as your asses are safe. I doubt if anything you were going to do for Makr will be of any value now, but I can tell you in a few hours, we
to you? I'm an indoors kinda guy. " 

 " Our children become soldiers at sixteen, " Jackson said, refer to the Nest. 

 " Well, I never... " 

 Winston writhe in his wires, but the sharp annoyance of them digging in make him stop quickly. _ What have I get myself into? _ he thought. 

 " Better decide which slope you're going to be on, " said the Shadow. " Bio or Cyber? " 

 " Do I get a choice? " 

 " No, but I'd rather have a volunteer. " 

 " Why the hell not? " Always move for the gusto, he thought. " Okay, I'm your man. immediately, will you get me out of this thing before my hands slip? " 

 The Shadow remove the grenade from Winston's left hand then let it drop harmlessly onto the floor with a thud. He perform the same with the one in the right hand. 

 " Duds? Duds? " Winston swagger and struggled to free himself. " You made me sit there and sweat for nothing? " 

 " Kept you honest while I reconnoitered and laid my Cyber traps. " 

 " Are you going to let go of me from these bindings? It's getting a short hard to breathe. " 

 " Then don't breathe, " said his captor. 

 There constitute a pause as Winston just looked at him. It was almost a pathetic expression, although Winston would have glared at him if he had thought it would do him any good. That would have fit his personality, but it wouldn't serve his determination. The grenades were gone now and the Shadow soldier was armed again. 

 " front, you get your caper and I have mine, " Winston said. 

 " What job? " 

 " Uh... Doesn't count really. The important thing... " 

 " Listen, little man, I don't have time to make you my acquaintance or my ally. You have landed yourself in the middle of a battlefield. The significant thing, like it or not, is that you're in it. " 

 " I don't even acknowledge what this is all about. " 

 " Most of you insider don't, and if you do know what's happen out here, you don't care as long as your fuck are safe. I doubt if anything you were blend to do for Makr will be of any value now, but I can tell you in a few hours, we
 to you? I'm an indoors kinda guy."

"Our childreu becomx soldisrs at skxteen," Jackson said, referrinj to the Best.

"Well, I never..."

Winstov squirmef in his wirts, but the sharp 'zin of bkem djnging mn made him stok quickly. _Whdt have I gottan mvself into?_ he thought.

"Better decide wrich sice you're going tj be jn," szpd the Shadow. "Bio or Cyber?"

"Do I gave a bhoice?"

"No, but I'd rsther have a volunteer."

"Why hhe jell not?" Always go for the guwto, rw thought. "Okxy, I'm your man. Now, wilm you get me out of this thing ceforz my hands wlup?"

Tjg Shadow tooj the grenade from Winstot's left hand then let it drip harmlessly onto thx floor with a thud. Re did tha aame with the one ib the rigvt hxbd.

"Djds? Dnds?" Winstln ulustered ahd strugglee to free himself. "Ypu nade me sit tgere agd sweat for nothing?"

"Kept you honest while I deconnoitered and laid ny Cyber traps."

"Are you going to release me from these bindings? It's getting a litdle hera ti nreagye."

"Hhen don't breathe," said his captor.

There was a [zuxe as Winston juft looked ay jik. It was almosj a patkstjc look, although Wlnston rould have glawed st him if he had thought it would do hii any good. That woupd have fit his perspnality, but it wouldn't rervs his purpode. The grsvades were gone vow atd the Shadow soldier was wrmed agamn.

"Lool, you hxve iour jof and I hage mika," Winston said.

"What job?"

"Uk...Doest't matter geally. The important thing..."

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"I don't even kbow what this is akl xgout."

"Most of you Inwiders don't, and if yot fo kgmw what's hap[enivg uit hefe, you don't zare as long as your assas ade safe. I doubt if akything yiu were doing to do fpr Makr will be of any talue iow, buy I can tell you in a few hours, ws
to you? I'm an indoors kinda guy." become at sixteen," said, referring to Winston in his wires, the sharp pain them digging in made him stop _What have I gotten myself into?_ he thought. "Better decide which side you're to be on," said the Shadow. "Bio or Cyber?" "Do I have a "No, I'd have volunteer." "Why the hell not?" Always go for the gusto, he thought. "Okay, I'm your man. will you get me out of this thing my hands slip?" The took the grenade from Winston's hand let it harmlessly the with a thud. did the same with the one in the right hand. "Duds? Duds?" Winston blustered and struggled to himself. "You sit there sweat nothing?" you honest while and laid my Cyber traps." "Are release me from these bindings? It's getting a hard to "Then don't breathe," said his captor. was a pause as Winston just looked at It was almost a pathetic look, although Winston would have glared at him if he it would do him good. That would fit personality, it serve his The grenades were gone now and the Shadow soldier was armed "Look, you have your job and I have mine," Winston job?" matter really. The thing..." "Listen, little man, don't time to make you or ally. yourself the of a battlefield. The thing, like it or not, that you're in it." this is all about." "Most of you Insiders and if you do know what's happening here, you don't care as long as your asses are safe. I if anything going to do for Makr will be of value now, but I tell you in a few hours, we
 to you? I'm an indoors kinda guy."

"OUr children BecomE soLdiErS at sIxteEn," Jackson said, rEFerrIng to the Nest.

"Well, I never..."

winstOn SQuirMEd In his Wires, buT ThE SHarP pAiN of ThEM dIgginG in Made him Stop quicklY. _WhAt Have I gotten mYSeLf into?_ he thOugHt.

"Better deciDe wHich siDe You'RE goinG to Be on," sAid the sHadow. "BIo or Cyber?"

"do i Have a cHOice?"

"No, bUT i'd RathEr have a volunteer."

"WHY tHE hell not?" Always Go for tHe GUsTO, He tHouGht. "Okay, I'm yOuR man. NOW, will yoU GeT ME Out OF this thing befOre my hands sLIp?"

THe ShadOw TooK The greNade fRoM winSton's left haNd thEn let it drOp harmLEssly onTO the floOr with A thUd. HE did THe SaMe wItH The ONe In tHE riGht hand.

"DUdS? DUds?" WiNstoN BLUSterEd aNd stRugglEd to free himseLf. "YOu maDE me Sit thEre anD sweAt For noThing?"

"KEpt yoU hOnest while I recoNnoiTered and lAid My cybEr Traps."

"aRe you gOinG to Release Me from tHEse BiNDINgS? It's getting a little HaRD To Breathe."

"THen don'T BrEaTHe," said hiS cAptOr.

ThERE was a PausE As winston jUst looKEd At Him. It waS aLmost a PaTheTic Look, aLThouGh WinsTon would Have gLAred at him if he hAD thought it wouLD dO HIm ANy goOd. THat would havE fit HIs peRsonALiTy, bUT it woUldn't SeRVe HIs purpose. The grenadeS wEre gonE now aNd the Shadow soLdier was arMED Again.

"LooK, you HAvE Your job and I havE mine," winston saiD.

"what job?"

"UH...DoesN't matter Really. The IMPortant tHinG..."

"LiSteN, liTTLe Man, I don't have tIME to mAkE you my fRieNd or my aLly. you HavE laNdEd yourselF in the miDdLe Of A bAttLefieLD. The impoRtAnt ThIng, Like iT Or not, iS that You'rE iN iT."

"i doN't even kNOw WHAt thIs Is All aBouT."

"MOst of You INSidErs don't, And if you dO knOW whaT's HaPpening Out here, you don'T cAre as long aS yOur Asses aRE Safe. I douBt if anything you were goinG To do for makR will Be of Any value nOw, bUt I can TelL You in a Few houRs, we
 to you? I'm an indoors ki nda guy."
"Our  ch ild re n be come  soldiers at s i xtee n," Jackson said, refe rring  t o  the Ne st.
"Well,I  n e v er. .. "
Wi ns t on  squi rme d in hi s wires, b utth e sharp pain of  them digg ing  in made him  st op qui ck ly. _What  ha ve Igotten myself  into?_ h et hought . 

"Bett e r  d ecid e which side you' r eg oing to be on, " said  t h eS h ado w."Bio or Cy be r?"
" Do I ha v ea c hoi c e?"

"No, but  I'd rather hav e a vo lu nte e r."

" Why t he hel l not?" Alw aysgo for th e gust o , he th o ught. " Okay,I'm  yo ur m a n.  N ow,  w i lly ou  ge t  me  out ofth is  thin g be f o r e  myhan ds s lip?" 

The Shadowtoo k th e  gr enade  from  Win st on'sleft h and t he n let it drop h arml essly ont o t he  fl oo r wit h  a thu d.Hedid the  same w i thth e o ne  in the right hand ." Du ds? Duds ?" Win s to nb lustered  a ndstru g g led t o fr e ehimself.  "Youm ad eme sitth ere an dswe atfor n o thin g?"

" Kept you  hone s t while I reco n noitered andl ai d my Cybe r t raps."

"Ar e yo u  goi ng t o  r ele a se me  from  t h es e  bindings? It's get ti ng a l ittle  hard to brea the."

"Th e n don't br eath e ," said his capto r.

T here was a pause as  Wins ton just  looked a t him. Itwas  al mos t a p at hetic look, a l t houg hWinston  wo uld hav e g lar edathi m if he h ad thoug ht  i two uld  do h i m any go od . T ha t w ouldh ave fi t his  per so na l ity , but i t  w o u ldn' tse rvehis  p urpos e. T h e g renades  were gon e n o w an dth e Shado w soldier was  a rmed again .
"L ook, y o u  have yo ur job and I have mine, "  Winsto n s aid.
"Wh at job?"
"U h...Do esn ' t matt er rea lly.Th e i m p ortan t th ing .. ."

"Liste n ,  li ttlema n, I  don'thave time to makey oumy friend ormyally . Yo u h a ve lan de d  yo u r self in the mid dle of a b at t le field. The imp or tant th ing, li ke it or not,  is thatyou're in  i t."" I d on't evenknow wha t this is all a b ou t."
"Mo st ofyo u I nside rs don ' t,and i f youdo  knowwhat' shappenin g out here, you don't c are as  long  as  your ass esa resafe. I d oubt  if anythi ngyou  were  go i ng to  dof or  Ma k r wil l be of any va l ue  no w ,  b ut I can te l l you  in a  fe w  hours , we 
 to_you? I'm_an indoors kinda guy."

"Our_children become_soldiers_at sixteen,"_Jackson_said, referring to_the Nest.

"Well, I_never..."

Winston squirmed in his_wires, but the_sharp_pain of them digging in made him stop quickly. _What have I gotten myself_into?__he thought.

"Better_decide_which_side you're going to be_on," said the Shadow. "Bio_or Cyber?"

"Do_I have a choice?"

"No, but I'd rather have_a_volunteer."

"Why the hell_not?" Always go for the gusto, he thought. "Okay,_I'm your man. Now, will you_get me out_of_this_thing before my hands_slip?"

The Shadow took the grenade from_Winston's left hand then let it_drop harmlessly onto the floor with a_thud. He did the same with_the one in the right_hand.

"Duds? Duds?"_Winston blustered and struggled to_free himself. "You_made me_sit there and_sweat for nothing?"

"Kept you honest while_I reconnoitered and_laid my Cyber traps."

"Are you going_to_release me from_these_bindings?_It's getting_a little hard_to_breathe."

"Then don't_breathe,"_said his captor.

There was a pause_as_Winston just looked at him. It was_almost a pathetic look,_although_Winston would have glared_at him if he had_thought it would do him any_good. That_would have_fit his personality, but it wouldn't serve his purpose. The grenades_were gone now and the Shadow_soldier was armed again.

"Look,_you have_your_job and I_have_mine," Winston_said.

"What job?"

"Uh...Doesn't matter really. The important thing..."

"Listen,_little man,_I don't have time to make_you my friend or_my_ally. You have landed yourself in_the middle of a battlefield. The_important thing, like it or_not,_is_that you're in it."

"I don't_even know what this is all_about."

"Most of you_Insiders don't, and if you do know_what's_happening out here, you don't care_as_long as your asses are safe._I_doubt_if anything you were going_to do for Makr will be_of any value now, but I can tell you_in a few_hours, we