She snickered, then laughed outright, looking at Aaron. He glanced at her, a crooked smile on his mouth.
Frank whistled. “Well, this is going to take a whole lot more than just a day or two.” He sighed theatrically. “Now, we could fight this with conventional weapons. But that could take years and cost millions of lives. No. In this case, I think we have to go all out. This situation absolutely requires that a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part.” He looked at their blank faces. “Kids. None of you knows the classics anymore.
“Aaron. You’re going to be hanging out here for a while.”
“Sir?”
The older man scuffed at a patch of dirt with his heel. It barely left a mark. “Look at this. Sure. We could lay down new sod. But look at the ground, boy. It’s like f*****g gr
