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“Not What I Do”

By Joseph Manno

Sera MacLeod sneered at the pathetic assemblage of officers rigidly at attention—determined but, insofar as she was concerned, doomed to failure.

She stopped before Parihn, who actually cringed before steeling herself.

“You’re sure you want to do this again?”

Parihn shouted, “Ma’am! Yes, ma’am!”

Sera’s voice took on a tone half-mocking, half-wheedling, before she continued, “Despite how I humiliated you last time, little girl?”

Gritting her teeth, the Orion held her ground and reaffirmed her position.

“Ma’am! Yes, ma’am!”

The rest—Benteen, Hatshepsut, King and Aiello—nodded.

“All right…”

MacLeod stepped back… and grinned.

“…then let’s play ‘Sera Says.’”