And with this page, I think we’ve established the status quo for book 3. Although it’s a status that can’t remain quo for very long…
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Roger voice over: But it was a mistake to watch those old tapes. I should have been looking at the most recent recordings...to keep track of Lola.
Lola: You six are the best of the British defense forces...and we need your skills. The injectors we dispensed to you will temporarily give you the speed of an augmented agent. But we don't have time to give you the training. There are fifteen thousand enemy troops massing in Folkestone. Our drone network is down, so you will not have air support. But I never trusted machines. I trust people. And I assure you that a single Genocide Man could roust this army. So this is your opportunity to earn my trust. The future of Britain, and the future of the Global Union of States, depends upon you.
Lola: You six are the best of the British defense forces...and we need your skills. The injectors we dispensed to you will temporarily give you the speed of an augmented agent. But we don't have time to give you the training. There are fifteen thousand enemy troops massing in Folkestone. Our drone network is down, so you will not have air support. But I never trusted machines. I trust people. And I assure you that a single Genocide Man could roust this army. So this is your opportunity to earn my trust. The future of Britain, and the future of the Global Union of States, depends upon you.
“temporarily give you the speed of an augmented agent”
Yeah, without the bone or other upgrades. The longer-term consequences are probably severe since the rest of their systems aren’t designed to handle it. These aren’t genocide men in training, these are disposable agents.
You can spot the newbie when he brings his fancy hi-tech googles to a briefing because he just got them and wears the shiny toy all the time.
I figured third dude from the left isn’t wearing goggles, but has instead had the things implanted in place of his own fleshy eyeballs.
Disposable is the word…After the dumb ones go down, the smart ones will turn tail and run…very fast as she just said they are able to…
“Roust” should be “rout” …or maybe “roast”.
Thanks, Darls. ‘Roust’ is a perfectly cromulent word…but maybe ‘rout’ is better in context.