“One of our best,” Carver agrees. At the time, even high off his gourd, he’d wondered—just for a moment—if Pope would kill Boone for that one. Do worse than just test him. And it’d been a brutal test after that.
Only for a moment, though. And it worked out for the best. They got smarter for it. Boone never made that mistake again. None of them ever will.
“You taught us how to survive here,” he adds, meeting Pope’s gaze. “Sir. I didn’t know shit before I met you and Shaw.”
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Date: 2023-07-14 01:25 am (UTC)Only for a moment, though. And it worked out for the best. They got smarter for it. Boone never made that mistake again. None of them ever will.
“You taught us how to survive here,” he adds, meeting Pope’s gaze. “Sir. I didn’t know shit before I met you and Shaw.”