"So,"shesaid,hervoicecuttingthroughtheheavysilence."Who''''''''sfirst?"
TheRedBandanaraisedaneyebrow,agreasy,predatrinspreadingacrosshisface.
"Impatient,aren''''''''twe?''''''''twaitfortheshowtostart?"
Hegncedsidewaysathispartner."Man,youreallydon''''''''tknowhowtohandledelicatecargo.Lookatthatbruiseonherchest.Whatkindofanimaldoesthat?"
Heturnedbacktoher,hisgazerakingoverhercurveslikeavulture.
"ehere.Letmeseewhereelsehehurtyou."
Theatssteppedback.Hekickedthedrop-leaftableftagainstthebulkheadtoclearthefloor,thenleanedbackagainstadentedlocker,fishingapackofcigarettesfromhispocket.
HewatchedthroughacloudofsmokeastheRedBandanalunged,pinniothemattresslikeastarvingwolftakingdownamb.
Thesoundoftearingfabridthewet,rhythmicmessoftheirkissfilledthesmallspaoughtomakeanyman''''''''sbloodboil.Butthen,thingstookaturnfortheuny.
AsRedBandanaslidhisfiheoooedwiththeletter"O"—insideReya,theatmosphereshifted.
Astbegantobleedthestaleair.Itwasfaintatfirst,thenitbloomed,aggressiveandimpossible.Itsmelledofsun-drenchedwildflowersandcrushedpetals,likeaspringhillsidesuddenlymainginthemiddleofagraveyard.
Itossible.Theywereusedtothestagnant,heavystenchoftheship''''''''s.Thetrastwassosharpitwasdisorienting.
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