Chapter Nine

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In another area of the Den . . .

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"Hey Arthur," Mindy said as she went into the medical cubicle. "Here's the last of the gauze. I put it on the shopping list for the next scavenger hunt."

"Thanks," the medic grumbled. "With Robbie's expedition and Jane's condition, I'm running short on some basic necessities."

Mindy smiled and sat down in his lap. "But you manage to make it work," she said. "Both of them are looking much better, you little miracle-worker you."

"I'm not surprised about Robbie, but Jane was just human. She was touch and go for the first few days."

Mindy tussled his hair. Arthur was one of those kinds of guys that never gave himself the credit he deserved and always tried twice as hard as almost anyone else. "I hear she's going to the Node tomorrow. No one could have gotten her ready as fast as you did." She blonde girl stopped and kissed