She lay back as the alien medic set up equipment around her. “Yes and no. It wasn’t the result of a direct hit or injury from enemy forces. I’m a veteran. Medically discharged ten years ago from the armored infantry unit.”
“I’m afraid you’ll have to treat me like a layperson,” Tal responded, shooing Zero away to lean against the wall close by. “My knowledge of Terran military units is sorely lacking. Why were you medically discharged? Were you injured in the line of duty and the battle on the station aggravated old injuries? That I can believe. Terran medicine is sorely lacking.”
That “Medical care in the armored units was state of the art,” she argued, her hackles rising at the possible slur. Then she sighed heavily. “Soldiers in the units are enhanced cybernetically to interface with t
