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off-planet.тАЭ

тАЬCome on, spill. Which hellhole do you want to hide me in?тАЭ

тАЬI was thinking of the Confederate Marines. As a military reporter, of course.тАЭ

тАЬWhat!тАЭ

тАЬIt would be a temporary posting, of course,тАЭ continued the editor.

тАЬAre you out of yourmind?тАЭ

тАЬSort of тАШour fighting men in space,тАЩ battling against the various forces of rebellion that threaten our great
Confederacy. There are rumors that Arcturus Mengsk is rallying more support in the Fringe Worlds.
Could turn really hot at any moment.тАЭ

тАЬThe marines?тАЭ sputtered Mike. тАЬThe Confederate Marines are the biggest collection of criminals in the
known universe, outside of the Tarsonis City Council.тАЭ

тАЬMike, please. Everyone hassome criminal blood in them. Hell, all the planets of the Confederacy were
settled by exiled convicts.тАЭ

тАЬYeah, but most people like to think we grew out of that. The marines still make that one of their basic
recruiting requirements. Hell, do you know how many of them have been brain-panned?тАЭ

тАЬNeurally Resocialized,тАЭ corrected Anderson. тАЬNo more than fifty percent per unit these days, I
understand. Less in some places. And the resocialization is more often done with noninvasive
procedures. You probably wonтАЩt notice.тАЭ
тАЬYeah, and they pump them so full of stimpacks theyтАЩd kill their own grandpas on the right command.тАЭ

тАЬExactly the sort of common misconception that your work can counter,тАЭ said Anderson, both eyebrows
raised in practiced sincerity.

тАЬLook, most of the politicos IтАЩve met are naturally nuts. The marines are nuts andthen they started
messing with their heads. No. The marines are not an option.тАЭ

тАЬItтАЩd make for some good stories. YouтАЩd probably get some good contacts.тАЭ

тАЬNo.тАЭ

тАЬReporters with experience with the military get perks,тАЭ said the editor-in-chief. тАЬYou get a green tag on
your file, and that carries weight with the more venerable families of Tarsonis. In some cases even
forgiveness.тАЭ

тАЬSorry. Not interested.тАЭ

тАЬIтАЩll give you your own column.тАЭ

A pause. Finally Mike said, тАЬHow big a column?тАЭ