"Jack McKinney - Robotech 12 - Symphony of Light" - читать интересную книгу автора (McKinney Jack)

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"You know, just once I'd like to sit down and eat steak until I pass out," Lunk was
saying, tearing into the venison like some ravenous beast.
"Just keep eating like you're eating and you might get your wish," Rand told him, to
everyone's amusement.
"I've never met anyone who had such a thing for food," Rook added, theatrically amazed,
strawberryblond locks caught in the firelight.
Scott poured himself a cup of coffee and waited for the laughter to subside. "You know,
Lunk, we've still got a full day left in these mountains, so I'd save some of that for tomorrow if
I were you." Always the team leader, he told himself. But it never seemed to matter all that much.
"Well, you're not me, Scott," Lunk said, licking his fingertips clean. "Sorry to report
that I've eaten it all."
"You can always catch a rabbit, right, Lunk?" Lancer told him playfully.
Annie frowned, thinking daunt just how many rabbits they had dined on these past months.
"I'm starting to feel sorry for rabbits."
Rand made a lace. "They like it when one of them gets caught, Annie. It gives them a
chance to go back to the hutch and-"
Rook elbowed him before he could get the word out, but the team had already discerned his
meaning and was laughing again.
Even Marlene laughed, eyes all wrinkled up, luxuriant hair tossed back. Scott was watching
her and complimenting Rand at the same time, when he saw the woman's joyous look begin to
collapse. Marlene went wide-eyed for a moment, then folded her arms across her chest as though
chilled, hands clutching her trembling shoulders.
"Marlene," Annie said, full of concern.
"Are you feeling sick or something?" Lunk asked.
But Lancer and Scott had a different interpretation. They exchanged wary looks and were
already reaching for their holstered hip howitzers when Scott asked: "Are the Invid coming back,
Marlene? Do you feel them returning?"
"Form up!" Rand said all at once, pulling back from the circle.


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"Weapons ready!"
Annie went to Marlene's side while the others drew their weapons and got to their feet,
eyes sweeping the snow and darkness at the borders of the firelight. "Anyone hear anything?" Rand
whispered. No one did; there was just the crackling of the fire and the howl of the wind. Rand had
the H90 stiff-armed in front of him and only then, a few feet away from the fire, began to sense
how cold it was getting. There was moisture in the wind now and light snow in the air. Behind him,
he heard Rook breathe a sigh of relief and reholster her wide-bore. When he turned back to the
fire, she was down on one knee alongside Marlene, stroking the frightened woman's long hair
soothingly.
"It's all right, Marlene. Believe me, you don't have a thing to worry about. We're safe
now, really."
Marlene whimpered, shaking uncontrollably. "What's wrong with me, Rook? Why do I feel like
this?"
"There's nothing wrong with you. You just have to understand that you had a terrible
shock, and it's going to take a while to get over it."
Lancer put away his weapon and joined Rook. "Maybe I can help," he told her. Then, gently: