Episode 6: Happy Birthday, Orna Sokol

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“I can’t believe you tried to feed her five pounds of meat,” said Armin, face turning red. “How irresponsible are you?”

He and Cordell both sat beside the med bay stretcher as the doc bot did its difficult work: stabilizing Orna’s stomach muscles, stimulating her hormones and generally correcting years of starvation.

Cordell shrugged, trying to play it off. “I didn’t know it was that bad. We caught it, though.”

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Episode 5: Happy Birthday, Orna Sokol

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It wasn’t the fight back to the ship that took everything out of Cordell—though it had certainly sucked.

No, it was reaching his warm, inviting home, only to turn and see the bright clouds of dust from Bill’s approaching motorcade.

“I thought we had time!” Cordell shouted into his comm as he ran for the rear cargo entrance. Maybe he’d make it before they filled him up with holes.

“And I thought that Gary had properly calibrated the sensors,” Armin said. “Run.”

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Episode 4: Happy Birthday, Orna Sokol

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“Oh, no you don’t!” grunted Cordell as another volley of spells lanced out toward them from the hardened installation. He yanked the yoke to one side, pulling the ship’s bulk clear of the firing solution. “How the hell did they get the anti-air tower back up?”

They burned across the sands, flying low to preserve cover, and their target loomed before them. Glittering white bolts appeared across its surface, and more anti-ship lancers came blasting past the Capricious’s hull.

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Episode 3: Happy Birthday, Orna Sokol

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Cordell’s heart hammered in his chest as they brought him yet another tray of food and drink he wouldn’t touch. Armin fidgeted in his seat before reaching over and plucking one of the shrimps out of a nearby cocktail. He bit the tip, then scowled an put it back.

“Duraplast,” he said.

“I know,” Cordell replied. “Only real thing is the veal, and I’m not eating anything cooked here.”

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Episode 2: Happy Birthday, Orna Sokol

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“Lamarr, I’ve got to admit,” said Bill as they turned down yet another passage to head deeper into the base, “I was surprised when I heard you stole your ship. You always seemed so… by the books.”

Cordell shrugged. “I fought for my country, and that’s gone. Not about to hand over what’s left to the enemy.”

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Episode 1: Happy Birthday, Orna Sokol

Ever wondered how Orna met the crew of the Capricious for the very first time? What were the fighting pits she spoke about on the dusty world of Clarkesfall, and how did the rescue operation really happen?

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Episode 1

Captain Cordell Lamarr’s eyes remained fixed on the clock at his bedside. Two bells thirty-seven blazed in the darkness like tiny gas flames, and despite having donned his pajamas, sleep was a distant speck on the horizon.

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