MISS ROBERTS
Junior! Wake up!
"What an annoying voice!" thought Junior to himself.
MISS ROBERTS
Wake up already!
"Who the hell is it?"
MISS ROBERTS
How could you let this happen?
R-328
Now, now... no one got hurt.
So they were both still alive after all. He mentally took a big breath of relief, but wasn't at ease for long.
MISS ROBERTS
This has gone far enough! We have let you...
R-328
You have LET US?
MISS ROBERTS
We have offered you hospitality and this is how you repay us?! Time and again you put these kids in grave danger! Sooner or later someone is going to get hurt!
Something was bothering him.
R-328
As I constantly have to remind you, at this point the selection procedure is our prerogative.
MISS ROBERTS
I believe we have reached the point where it shouldn't be!
Just before the launch, something had gone wrong. He could feel it, but couldn't remember exactly what had happened.
R-328
What you believe is irrelevant.
We are going to proceed regardless. Besides, it's not your candidate who almost lost her life. Why are you the one protesting so much?
MISS ROBERTS
Because Boris is a friend of dictators just like yourselves, and it's up to me to...
JUNIOR
OH PLEASE, SHUT UP!!
Junior finally awoke from his slumber with a mighty roar. He sit up straight in the bed and continued his rant.
JUNIOR
I am sick and tired of listening to you!
Now that he had opened his eyes, he could see that R-328 and Miss Roberts weren't the only ones in the room. In fact, everybody was there.
MISS ROBERTS
Junior...
She said in her sweetest, falsest voice.
MISS ROBERTS
You remember what we talked about...
JUNIOR
GO TO HELL!
He remembered not to swear. His mother had taught him well.
MISS ROBERTS
Calm d...
JUNIOR
GO! TO! HELL! You keep acting so high and mighty, as if everything you do is right, when in truth you are the worst scumbag for hundreds of miles!
Junior involuntarily glanced around the room and crossed Nick's gaze. A sudden rush of anger clouded his thoughts for a moment.
JUNIOR
You and your lackey are ready to kill in order to get what you want!
R-328
Are you suggesting...
JUNIOR
Irina's oxygen had been tampered with.
R-328
But it was checked before launch...
JUNIOR
You open your eyes too!
R-328 was visibly taken aback by Junior's words and tone.
JUNIOR
Nick was the one who checked the valve. But he shut the flow of oxygen instead!
MISS ROBERTS
You'd better watch your mouth!
JUNIOR
Or what?! What are you going to do?! What new threat are you going to come up with in order to get me to behave?
MISS ROBERTS
I never thr...
JUNIOR
Shut the HELL up! I'm done listening to you!
He turned to R-328.
JUNIOR
And so should you.
Previously, the clone had seemed hesitant, unsure about how things would need to unfold. R-328 looked straight at him, and now Junior could see in his eyes the determination he had once seen in Konos.
R-328
You make grave accusations, Junior.
Not even Miss Roberts dared to speak now.
R-328
We will discuss them in detail, but not now, and not us... Meanwhile all U.S. personnel will be evacuated from the base.
Without another word, Junior rolled over in the bed and closed his eyes to get some rest. Sadly, shaking from fear and adrenaline he couldn't sleep much the rest of the night.
