Twenty
In universes where they work, Montague’s preferred weapon is the stunner.
Stunners send a precisely tuned surge of electrical energy that scrambles voluntary nerves. The trigger is under the thumb, so you can use it bare-handed or in whatever environmental suit you need. They buzz when you pull the trigger, not because of the shot but because people need to know that you’ve fired. Shoot someone in the leg, and the leg goes numb. Get them in the torso, and their whole body gets sloppy.
Lin accidentally shot me in my left arm.
It felt like I’d poked a bare electrical line. Everything from my elbow down went tingly and numb. I jumped and gasped, coming down badly. Gravity caught me and I fell. My knees both cracked against the tile. My good hand crashed down on my pinky, triggering
