The Great Escape

[The Sovereign]

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Sam smiled excitedly at Eliza. "Yea, Zombies! It was back when they were salvaging and recovering the Haven. they opened one of the lower decks, and humans attacked them. Except the humans didn't die if you shot them and they kept trying to bite and scratch people. The soldiers that were their solved the problem with flamethrowers though, so it turned out alright. They burnt everything on that deck, then opened it to space and burnt it clean again." Sam taps her chin a few times with an index finger. "Of course, Nick had been bitten by then, so they amputated his entire left arm. They even removed the shoulder. Not because he was infected or turning into a zombie or anything, but because the wound had become infected and they didn't have a proper medical bay at the time."

She takes a sip of her own drink, neat vodka, and turning back to Eliza continued. " I don't actually know what it's called, and it's not like I told Nick I was taking it. I suppose its name is on the bottle however." Sam leans across Eliza to reach the intercom buttons on her far side, resting her weight against Valdez for a few moments. "Will you please bring the bottle for the Maltese drink in. We're curious about it's name." Still leaning across Eliza, Sam smiles at here while she reaches out to pet Snowball a bit.

Sure enough, the door slides back open and the same droid reenters, this time carrying a black bottle with a white label. Still reclining on Eliza, Sam gestures it over, and thanking it, takes the bottle from it. "That will be all for the moment 86. You may go." She says, dismissing the droid casually. It moves smoothly as it retreats from the room, the door sliding closed behind it.

"Lets see here. Maltese Delight. Well, that doesn't tell me anything except that its for tourists. You ever heard of this stuff before Eliza?"

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