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The Murderbot Diaries - Exit Strategy

1.

She glared at me. “You left.” Somehow I hadn’t expected that. I said, “Mensah said I could learn to do anything I wanted. I learned to leave.” “You could have told her what you wanted. We—she—we were worried, okay.” 

[ID: a drawing in digital greens and blues. The camera looks down over Murderbot’s shoulder at Pin-Lee in a translucent transport bubble floating above an illuminated station (signified by glowing squares in the distance). The bubble as a circular bench as a sating area and consists of a light turquoise field indicated with hexagons. Murderbot is evading Pin-Lee’s stare and frowning, it wears a hoodie and pants with many pockets. Pin-Lee wears elegant clothes, a cropped blazer, tight pants, and heels. Her hair is tied in an elaborate bun, and she leans towards MB with a glare. /end ID]

2.

On the company ship, it wouldn’t be a MedSystem, it would be a cubicle. “It absolutely cannot wait,” I told him. Ratthi dropped to the deck beside me and yelled for Gurathin to bring the shuttle’s emergency kit. 

[ID: a digital drawing in purple, yellow and grey. Murderbot is lying on the floor of a shuttle. In front of it, Dr Ratthi, sleeves rolled up and holding an emergency kit, is starting to work on extracting shrapnel from Murderbot’s knee. His torso blocks the view on most of Murderbot’s body, but the broken knee is clearly visible. Dr Ratthi wears tight pants and boots, a button up shirt, and has several small pouches attached to his belt, his hair is curly and he has a slight beard. Behind them, Dr Gurathin also leans down to help. He wears a casual suit with a turtleneck shirt beneath, hair combed back, and an augment visible in thin lines around his right eye. Dr. Mensah and Pin-Lee are visible in the background, standing in the shuttle’s cockpit. Pin-Lee is fully in the frame, looking towards the shuttle’s front, Dr Mensah is peeking over her shoulder at the scene. /end ID]