Cracking His Code
But the way I deliver it, bored, condescending, is a deliberate provocation.
“Have Oba spoof the signal. Loop his last trajectory so it looks like he's still rolling."
A beat passes.
"Oba," Kir says, not taking his eyes off me. “Is that possible?”
"Yeah," Oba says from the corner, sounding cautious.
"I can hold a synthetic loop for maybe forty seconds before the algorithm starts questioning the data."
Kir turns back to the map. "Do it. Butcher, you've got forty. Don't waste it."
That's all. He goes right back to the briefing. Max shifts his weight and the moment closes over like water.
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