[ That's straightforward enough. She doesn't know much about this infestation business, but she does know that it seems to be unpleasant. Perhaps a death sentence. ]
They want to put whatever this is in a lab and study it.
[ She doesn't like the sound of that, honestly. She's about to say more when something moves close-by; one of the small, scurrying creatures that attempts a leap - and Breq reacts quickly, almost too quickly to be fully human. Her gun comes up and there's the sharp report and the flash and the creature falls back, acid spewing onto the floor, a hole punched straight through it. ]
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[ That's straightforward enough. She doesn't know much about this infestation business, but she does know that it seems to be unpleasant. Perhaps a death sentence. ]
They want to put whatever this is in a lab and study it.
[ She doesn't like the sound of that, honestly. She's about to say more when something moves close-by; one of the small, scurrying creatures that attempts a leap - and Breq reacts quickly, almost too quickly to be fully human. Her gun comes up and there's the sharp report and the flash and the creature falls back, acid spewing onto the floor, a hole punched straight through it. ]