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She shook her head aggressively. “No, no, you were right the first time. Let me pop the thing in a scamp or something first. Nobody would miss a scamp if it didn’t work. But somebody might miss you.” This was about as close as Esme could get to thoughtfulness. She was trying.

She turned back at the mechanist, a bit unnatural. "Well, maybe don't use it on yet another kid. You could try your hand on those who are worth being tortured as a lab rat."

"I've met plenty of them..."

“No, not a scamp as in a child. I’m not some sort of torturer.” She bit back a laugh. She got that one a lot, too. As if trying to enhance herself with technology made Esme some sort of sadistic maniac. “Scamps are these awful creatures we have back home. Short little guys, about waist height on me. They’ve a horrific laugh and jagged little claws.”

Esme took a sip of her beer and thought a bit more about Xueqing’s comment. “You mean to say you’ve got enemies, kid?”