Since I decided to do the whole Voidfront book in english, I tried polishing up my overall style of writing and I think I’m starting to get the hang of it. Also, writing Kait in english (or her version of it) is much more fun. I can practically hear her.
“Oooh – ya remember dat one time ya let mi blow up de gas tank?” Kait glances up from the cockpit console, all grin and sparkle.
“You’re going to have to be much more specific than that. Also, I’m fairly certain I never explicitly told you to blow anything up.”
Liam replies, half-focused on the scanner readouts flickering across his HUD, shooting her a brief side-eye.
“Was implied.” Kait shoots back, smug as anything.
“It absolutely was not.”
“Ya don’t even know which boom mi talkin’ ‘bout!” Kait leans back, throwing him an exaggerated look of disbelief.
Liam exhales slowly. “That is … very much my point.”
“Anyway –” Kait waves it off, “dat ting, fancy place, full suit-suit deadsoil types, ha?”
Liam freezes. Then – eyes widen. Headset comes off.
“Oh my – the embassy. YES, I remember that.”
“Was peak, bhai!” She beams.
“It was a disaster! We had to shoot our way out!” Liam snaps back, eyes flickering with the memory.
“I know, right?!” Kait lights up even more. “Total rolla night. Mi got to wear dis glitter-glow cocktail dress – ya remember dat? Mi looked rad as voidfire.”
Kait is very clearly remembering a completely different event.
Liam stares at her, deadpan. “I don’t know, Kait. The bullet-dodging, the pain, and the near-incineration may have somewhat overshadowed whatever fond memories I might have had of your … dress.”
“Bhai, tu got real talent for pickin’ only de sad bits.” Kait frowns at him.
“We had to jump a wall into the canal! The water was – I don’t even know what that was. My skin itched for days!” Liam scratches his arm reflexively, just remembering it.
Kait shrugs. “Told ya – invest in better skin augs, no? Easy fix.”
Liam throws his hands up, turning away in defeat.
Kait, completely unfazed, leans back in her seat. “Still say – was fun night. We should run it back sometime. Lil’ glitz, lil’ glamour … maybe less canal, more champagne fountain next time, ha?”
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