The Cyber Chronicles Viii - Scorpion Lord
“"The fastest killer is carbon monoxide, then lack of oxygen. The carbon monoxide poisoning will start in about half an hour, since we're living on the air that's trapped in the ship. Every cyber casket has a supply of oxygen, and scrubbers to filter out carbon monoxide." "Of course!" Estrelle was delighted and relieved. "That's it!" "Yeah. That's it." "So what are you waiting for?" Estrelle shook her head and jumped up. "Never mind, we can do it." The cyber smiled up at her. "Go ahead." Estrell...e headed for the racks, beckoning to Martis. "Come on, Martis." The young tech sighed and sat down with his back to a rack. "You'd be wasting your time." "Why?" He glanced at Sabre. "Because those caskets are armoured duronium-cobalt alloy, able to withstand... ah hell, I forget exactly, but one hell of an explosion." "Two megatons," Sabre supplied.
"Right. We have about as much chance of breaking into one as we do of getting out and flying home." Estrelle was flummoxed. "So... what then? Were you trying to be funny, Sabre?" He smiled again, shaking his head.MoreLess
"Right. We have about as much chance of breaking into one as we do of getting out and flying home." Estrelle was flummoxed. "So... what then? Were you trying to be funny, Sabre?" He smiled again, shaking his head.MoreLess
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