38By the time the Sun Bin landed, Scott and Cairn were suited up and ready to go--Scott in the Mark VI Battlenaut, Cairn in the CORE civilian armor. They stood side by side in the middle of the cargo bay, waiting for the hatch to open at the far end so they could venture outside.
As they stood there, Scott wondered if Cairn's heart was pounding as fast as his--and if so, was it for the same reason? Scott was nervous about the mission because he wanted it to succeed; would Cairn be nervous because he wanted the opposite result?
Whatever his intentions, Cairn didn't sound nervous...just cranky. "You're sure I can't shut off this damn A.I.? If I needed another brain in my armor, I would've brought one."
"It'll grow on you." Scott left out the part about Frank going rogue back on Obero
