Tag: dreaming of eden

  • Everything In Its Place

    Full name and designation, please.
    Former Civil Security Special Agent Benjamin Delaney Hardin, ID 90581.

    How has civilian life been treating you, Benjamin?
    I imagine it would be a lot nicer outside a cell, but beggars can’t be choosers, can they? Not when my other options are death or — ah, a rather forceful debriefing. I’ve had enough force since the incident. Thanks.

    Have the guards been unkind?
    Not all force is violent, darling. It’s nice seeing you again — is this our third visit, or our fourth? Are you still enjoying that shiny new promotion? Is there going to be version five in your future?

    We’re not here to talk about me, Benjamin. We’re here to talk about you.
    Of course we are. What does the government want to know now? Everything about my life is in those files — I’ve been nothing but forthcoming since I registered for IHA citizenship.

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