Friday January 26, 2018
Book 18: Mandatory Failure — Part II

Transcript

PETEY: I was unaware of the original attack. The additional information is very worrisome.

CHINOOK: Because you worry when you don't see exploding things explode?

PETEY: Because the exploding things might be part of a larger pattern.

PUTZHO: A worrisome pattern?

PETEY: A preliminary firing, followed by the destruction of a larger target.

PETEY: And the explosion in Outer Uuple may be a part of that pattern.

PUTZHO: If it's worrisome, then the Toughs should look for evidence of a previous Long Gun shot.

PETEY: The disaster they are responding to may have been the previous shot.

PUTZHO: If the mining habitat was shot first, then the second shot was...

Oh.

CHINOOK: We must bring them back RIGHT NOW.

PUTZHO: The second shot will be...

PETEY: See? Worrisome.

PUTZHO: Your baseline for "worrisome" is terrifyingly worrisome.