“But there was something about the largest object in the solar system vanishing that tended to disrupt normal schedules.”

“Listen,' Thomas said, slowly getting to his feet, hoping Minho wouldn’t be stupid enough to try anything. “There’s something about us. We’re not just random shanks who showed up on your doorstep. We’re valuable. Alive, not dead.” The anger on Jorge’s face lessened ever so slightly. Maybe a spark of curiosity. But what he said was 'What’s a shank?”

“ain't nothing to worry about." -Alby”

“But first, my friends, I need you to do something for me. We have two spies in the back of the auditorium.”

“Quit voting me down before you even think about what I'm saying.”

“...You'd think the little part about them supposedly killing us would be the attention getter.”

“She smiled for the first time, and he almost had to look away, as if something that nice didn’t belong in such a glum and gray place, as if he had no right to look at her expression.”