Summary

Chapter 25

Peter prays that the doctors will be able to fix Lover Five. Her injuries aren't healing, and even if they amputate the hand, the rot will continue to spread. Peter still hasn't heard back from Bea, even though he sent another message. Grainger approaches him, wanting his help in going out to find Tartaglione. Peter eventually agrees, in no small part because he is starting to see how beautiful Grainger is. They drive out and end up getting in a storm. To their surprise, the car is damaged by a bolt of lightning. They get out and decide they can just walk back as they hadn't traveled that far. Peter hopes that someone might come out looking for them, but Grainger points out that nobody in the base would care enough to do that. They’d just shrug their shoulders and continue...