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“Wait, so they contracted you and almost killed you?”
“Yup.”
“Damn. Do you have family out here?”
“Yes. I still want to get justice for what they did to me, so we are going to Kazi. Apparently, he can help.”
“I don’t know who that is, so now I have a bunch of stuff to ask Ra. What’s a soother?”
Aya explained about the room, the bed, the chair and the clients coming in to take the edge off their crazy.
“Wait, do you ever do that to guys that are raging?”
“Yes. Attendants bring them in, and the moment they come in, I touch them as they sit for treatment.”
“You weren’t worried about violence?”
“Nope. I can put any of the guys down with a touch of my finger.”
Harwin looked sly. “Can you take down a Hmrain?”
Aya looked at Devran, and he paused. “It is possible.” He resumed his work.
“Apparently, it is possible, but from what I have heard whispered by clients, it is a different sort of thing. They are constantly horny, not seasonally. It might take longer.”
Harwin muttered. “You aren’t kidding on the constant thing. I would like to test that theory if you ever come by.”
“That isn’t up to me. But I am on day two of freedom and enjoying the idea of getting some kind of revenge on those buggers.”
“Who is the Hmrain you are with?”
“Not a Hmrain. One of Ra’s older brothers, I guess.”
Harwin stared. “No way.”
Across the way, Devran raised his head and said, “Way.”
Aya started laughing.
Harwin grinned. “It is always weird when they do that. One minute they are talking like they walked off a cavern wall, and the next they are catching up with modern human speech. There is nothing like having a nearly eight-foot gold guy calling you baby girl to weaken the knees.”
“Well, I need my knees, so I will skip that.”
“Really? It’s a lot of fun.”
“I have spent my time off Earth taking rut-focused, raging, fuck machines and turning them back into effective warriors. I could ignore it, but I still had to feel it. I just want a break for a bit.”
“Oh. Shit. When was your last... uh... appointment?”
“Two hours before Devran came to get me. Apparently, I had to spend two months in the repair unit.”
“Geez.”
“This is my second day being awake.”
“Wow. Well, congratulations on getting loose.”
“Thank you. I am very proud.”
