Somewhere Classified, Haifa, Israel, Monday

[lockestheway]

Peter wasn't sure how much of his life he'd spent on helicopters at this point. It had to be a lot; his spine no longer contorted itself into strange pretzel shapes while it was pressed against the uncomfortable seat inside. It had to be permanently pretzel shaped now, instead. The battle scars of a Hegemon, he thought, and snorted to himself

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[whenshewasnice]

The girl was there, ever the quiet observer.

She nodded, and stepped forward.

[lockestheway]

"You're welcome to take your first pick of a seat on our helicopter," Peter said, easily stepping aside. As soon as Alai had slipped past him, however, he immediately turned and motioned for Natalie to follow him back into the helicopter, ahead of Alai's men

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie felt like this whole thing screamed 'male' in a way that was altogether off-putting.

But, she didn't think rolling her eyes would have been a good idea under the circumstances, so she returned Peter's glance with a dry look of her own.

[lockestheway]

It wasn't exactly Peter's favorite vibe in the world, either, and he was about as male as it got. Ah, well. He'd power through