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wasn't very artistic, but considering what he was it was quite an accomplishment.
     
    "Now that is an excellent job. Would you look at that, boys? A perfect cube!" RJ said admiringly.
     
    Poley grinned as broadly as his genetically engineered sister, at least as pleased with her as she was with her robotic brother.
     
    Levits anger hit the boiling point. "God damn you, RJ, you bitch freak!"
     
    The silence that followed was almost tangible with everyone holding their breath waiting to see what RJ would do. RJ didn't really mind being called a bitch, but everyone knew she didn't like to be called a freak, which was a derogatory term for a GSH. This was of course exactly why Levits had said it. Although it was clear by the look on his face that he wished he hadn't said it now.
     
    "You know what I think you need?" RJ asked.
     
    "No, what?" Levits asked with a lump in his throat.
     
    "I big wet kiss." RJ stood up and moved towards him.
     
    He backed away from her. "Now damn it, RJ
 . . .
Damn it, I'm trying to have a serious discussion with you, and
 . . .
"
     
    "Shut up and kiss me," RJ said.
     
    "Leaving our base, going across the universe on a suicide mission. . . I can't let you do that alone, RJ! It's just crazy
 . . .
"
     
    RJ pinned him against the wall and kissed him. He tried to push her away, which of course he couldn't do till she wanted him to. Everyone was laughing.
     
    "Now damn it, RJ, this isn't funny."
     
    "Everyone else seems to think it is. If you're going to call me a bitch freak, you had better by God give me one hell of a kiss," RJ ordered.
     
    Levits smiled in spite of himself. "You really are a bitch," he laughed.
     
    "And you're really a bastard; so kiss me," RJ said. She moved her hips against him seductively.
     
    He kissed her. They kissed long enough to make everyone else uncomfortable before they parted.
     
    Topaz saw the look in Levits' eyes and the bulge in his pants, and knew at least one of them hadn't been playing.
     
    "So since we're all in agreement, I see no need to postpone my little trip. I say Poley and I leave a week from tomorrow." She turned and left.
     
    Levits turned to look at the others. "Damn it all. Do you realize what she wants to do? She's talking about leaving Mickey in charge here, taking Poley and riding off to Argy to try to con the aliens into helping us kick the Reliance's ass. She's not happy to rid the zone of the Reliance, she's not even happy to kick them off the planet. She wants to kick them out of the universe and that
 . . .
It's crazy; it can't be done."
     
    "Well, she's not leaving me here I can tell you that right now. But RJ's never wrong. If she thinks we should try to get the Argy on our side, I say that's what we do," David said.
     
    "David
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if she told us we should launch torpedoes from our butts you'd agree with her. If she just has to fight, then let us pick the next zone and take it on," Levits said. "Going into space
 . . .
It's just crazy."
     
    "I agree
 . . .
I say no," Mickey said authoritatively. "RJ can't leave. Not now, not ever."
     
    "My sister will do what she wants," Poley said, not looking up from the new carving he was working on. "None of you will be able to stop her."
     
    "He's freaking right." Levits started pacing the room like a caged animal. "If she wants to go, then she's going, and there's no stopping her. Shit!"
     
    "I understand why Mickey is so against RJ's plan," Topaz said. "Because of Mickey's position here he doesn't have the option of leaving. He doesn't want to lose his friends." Topaz fixed Levits with a stare. "I don't understand you, Levits
 . . .
What's really bothering you?"
     
    Levits stared daggers back at Topaz. "Don't try your pop psychology shit on me, old man. She wants to go, I say let her go. I'm staying right here. Rest of you saps hell-bent on joining her on her suicide mission go right ahead." His words sounded every bit like the crap that they were.