Why when we enter the main building at HQ does everyone stare at us? We try to act like nothing unusual happened yesterday by heading straight for the assignment office. Geordie rests his elbows on Drake's desk waiting for him to fetch our job from one of many pigeon holes.
“You're to report to General Courtney's office immediately.”
Geordie snorts. “What does she think we've done this time?”
“How should I know? I just hand out assignments.”
“Have you been sneaking into the library without permission, Charlie boy?”
Charlie heaves a sigh. “Getting summoned to General Courtney's office is not a matter to joke about. Let me do the talking.”
“That'd look awfully suspicious,” says Geordie as we set off for the room of doom. “I'm gonna to talk too.”
“Can I talk?”
“If you feel the need su
