perfume after working most of the night. I thought that….”
I was pretty sure she hadn’t wanted to lose her comfy bunk with the man. The ice bitch was smart, but she was also a whore. Romejinoff had an education and options, so I never understood her putting up with Heiseg, who was an asshole and a snob. Personally, I thought he was scum and that Romejinoff had been fucking Heiseg to get back at Wolf for something.
“Why didn’t you…?” Wolf trailed off.
Romejinoff just looked at him. I wanted to smack him. Even I knew that dishing dirt on your present fuck to your past one isn’t a good idea. Wolf looked confused, and McGann shook her head. He really was that nice a guy. I knew Romejinoff was hoping he would take her back. I was hoping she’d be shipped back to Russia.
“That isn’t something that most women want to talk about,” Murphy said.
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I was surprised he was being that tactful, but he liked Wolf and realized that the guy wasn’t too swift about dealing with women. Wolf thought they were ladies all the time. I never thought they were ladies.
It saved me a lot of grief that way. “So what happened?” I asked when the silence stretched out uncomfortably. McGann looked a little uneasy.
I stared at her, kind of confused. “I just told her that her man was nuts and fucked half the victims, so it can’t get any worse,” I pointed out.
McGann nodded after thinking about it for a second. “It seems that Heiseg was the one that opened a gate with some sort of ritual. He killed one of the lab assistants to do so. No one saw him do it, but they saw the results. Plus he was covered in blood before the Hákarl came.
The gate was opened, and over three dozen Hákarl rushed in. Heiseg let them loose on his staff. He then took a couple with him and came back with Inuzaka. While the monsters were… the rapes began.” McGann looked uncomfortable. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that with Keno, it had only been a matter of when he would be raped and that he had known it. I thought of the destruction in his room too.
That bastard had broken Keno’s toys because he could, as a warm up for other things.
“Different monsters showed up later, apparently controlled by a very beautiful woman. Oriental, probably Japanese from her appearance and dress. By this time, most of the survivors weren’t too coherent, so their memories are scattered, and it’s hard to figure out what happened. But James knew the woman, and they quarreled.
Actually, he raved at her about something. She then killed him with some sort of spell that liquefied his organs and bones.” Romejinoff swallowed heavily. I was impressed by the amount of damage done. Considering what had happened to Keno, I actually wanted to thank the woman for killing the fucker.
“The woman had her monsters kill the Hákarl. I think that her monsters are what are known as Reavers.” McGann said. “Then she took Keno with her and left. From what Wolf and Mason told me, it was through the server room on E.”
“Why Keno?” Wolf asked.
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Murphy whined. “Yeah, it isn’t like the hacker would be of any use to her―”
“Just shut the fuck up,” I snarled. “I hope to fuck that he’s being treated better with her than he was here. Not that it would be fucking hard. Shit, being dead is still better than this place.” McGann stared at me. I already knew that I was going to get a couple of sessions with the woman to “readjust” my attitude. At least she wasn’t going to be doing it by fucking with my brain, which she could do, but by trying to bore me to death with getting me to “discuss” the feelings I had about Keno and my job.
She looked at Anya, some sort of secret chick look. They stared at each other for a moment, and Anya asked suddenly, “Wolf, could you take me home?”
Wolf didn’t even bother with good-byes and escorted Anya out like she was made of crystal or something. I didn’t
I was pretty sure she hadn’t wanted to lose her comfy bunk with the man. The ice bitch was smart, but she was also a whore. Romejinoff had an education and options, so I never understood her putting up with Heiseg, who was an asshole and a snob. Personally, I thought he was scum and that Romejinoff had been fucking Heiseg to get back at Wolf for something.
“Why didn’t you…?” Wolf trailed off.
Romejinoff just looked at him. I wanted to smack him. Even I knew that dishing dirt on your present fuck to your past one isn’t a good idea. Wolf looked confused, and McGann shook her head. He really was that nice a guy. I knew Romejinoff was hoping he would take her back. I was hoping she’d be shipped back to Russia.
“That isn’t something that most women want to talk about,” Murphy said.
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I was surprised he was being that tactful, but he liked Wolf and realized that the guy wasn’t too swift about dealing with women. Wolf thought they were ladies all the time. I never thought they were ladies.
It saved me a lot of grief that way. “So what happened?” I asked when the silence stretched out uncomfortably. McGann looked a little uneasy.
I stared at her, kind of confused. “I just told her that her man was nuts and fucked half the victims, so it can’t get any worse,” I pointed out.
McGann nodded after thinking about it for a second. “It seems that Heiseg was the one that opened a gate with some sort of ritual. He killed one of the lab assistants to do so. No one saw him do it, but they saw the results. Plus he was covered in blood before the Hákarl came.
The gate was opened, and over three dozen Hákarl rushed in. Heiseg let them loose on his staff. He then took a couple with him and came back with Inuzaka. While the monsters were… the rapes began.” McGann looked uncomfortable. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that with Keno, it had only been a matter of when he would be raped and that he had known it. I thought of the destruction in his room too.
That bastard had broken Keno’s toys because he could, as a warm up for other things.
“Different monsters showed up later, apparently controlled by a very beautiful woman. Oriental, probably Japanese from her appearance and dress. By this time, most of the survivors weren’t too coherent, so their memories are scattered, and it’s hard to figure out what happened. But James knew the woman, and they quarreled.
Actually, he raved at her about something. She then killed him with some sort of spell that liquefied his organs and bones.” Romejinoff swallowed heavily. I was impressed by the amount of damage done. Considering what had happened to Keno, I actually wanted to thank the woman for killing the fucker.
“The woman had her monsters kill the Hákarl. I think that her monsters are what are known as Reavers.” McGann said. “Then she took Keno with her and left. From what Wolf and Mason told me, it was through the server room on E.”
“Why Keno?” Wolf asked.
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Murphy whined. “Yeah, it isn’t like the hacker would be of any use to her―”
“Just shut the fuck up,” I snarled. “I hope to fuck that he’s being treated better with her than he was here. Not that it would be fucking hard. Shit, being dead is still better than this place.” McGann stared at me. I already knew that I was going to get a couple of sessions with the woman to “readjust” my attitude. At least she wasn’t going to be doing it by fucking with my brain, which she could do, but by trying to bore me to death with getting me to “discuss” the feelings I had about Keno and my job.
She looked at Anya, some sort of secret chick look. They stared at each other for a moment, and Anya asked suddenly, “Wolf, could you take me home?”
Wolf didn’t even bother with good-byes and escorted Anya out like she was made of crystal or something. I didn’t
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