Dangerous thoughts: DA drabble
Dangerous thoughts.
When he started out, he wasn't actually thinking of escape. Not really. That's the type of thinking that lead to a stint in Psy-ops, or worse: in the bins ready to provide organs for wounded soldiers.
No, 494 was simply checking the borders and defenses of dear old Manticore.
If he happened to test a few personally, well, he was simply looking out for the best interest of him and his kind.
Then, while he was simply checking the extent of the holes in their perimeter, and happened to keep running, well outside of the accepted borders, he was simply getting some much needed exercise after his time in lock-up (a guy could get stiff during so long in one little cell).
He wasn't a traitor, like one of the '09ers.
At least that's what he told the search and retrieval team that found him 15 clicks SE of the new base.
He continued to repeat it, long after his voice had gone hoarse from screaming, during the mandatory "therapy" session afterwards.
When he started out, he wasn't actually thinking of escape. Not really. That's the type of thinking that lead to a stint in Psy-ops, or worse: in the bins ready to provide organs for wounded soldiers.
No, 494 was simply checking the borders and defenses of dear old Manticore.
If he happened to test a few personally, well, he was simply looking out for the best interest of him and his kind.
Then, while he was simply checking the extent of the holes in their perimeter, and happened to keep running, well outside of the accepted borders, he was simply getting some much needed exercise after his time in lock-up (a guy could get stiff during so long in one little cell).
He wasn't a traitor, like one of the '09ers.
At least that's what he told the search and retrieval team that found him 15 clicks SE of the new base.
He continued to repeat it, long after his voice had gone hoarse from screaming, during the mandatory "therapy" session afterwards.