of?”
“Well, we want to get in there and get out as quietly as possible. You could look up some stealth stuff. Maybe some running or jumping stuff too, in case we need to make a quick exit.”
“I thought you said we’d just walk out.”
“I said that’s the plan, not necessarily that things would go according to plan. You always need to have a plan ‘B,’ just in case.”
“Right.”
“Oh, you should also look up some basic firearm training. If the shit hits the fan I want you to be able to take care of yourself.”
“Do you even have a gun?”
“I’ve got two on me right now.”
“Where?”
She just smiled at me and raised her eyebrows.
“Also, look up some Krav Maga, that stuff can save your ass in a fight.”
“What’s Krav Maga?”
“It’s the Israeli martial art. They don’t have belts or competitions or points you can score. You just survive or you don’t. They train for hand combat against attackers with knives and guns. You’re more likely to face something like that than pure hand-to-hand combat.”
“Crap, this is going to be rough.”
“Don’t worry too much. I’ve got all of this training. You’ll just be my backup. If anything goes down I’ll take care of you.”
I grabbed my phone and started to look up videos, but I was marveling at how Anka could be both attractive and emasculating at the same time. After about an hour of me watching videos, Anka tapped my hand.
“You about ready?”
“Uh…yeah.”
I’d been lost in learning. I couldn’t get enough of it. If she hadn’t distracted me I probably would have kept watching videos all day. Johnny Number Five suddenly felt like a compatriot.
“Great, we can hit up the guards right after lunch when they’ll be sleepy. It’ll let us catch them unaware.”
We got up and headed out of the mall. The trek up to OHSU was steep and Anka refused to let us take the tram citing closed in spaces and no contingency plans. I was just mad at the climb. Part way up I got bored and decided to try out some of my newly acquired Parkour skills. I ran sideways across a short wall, leapfrogged over a fence and then flipped back onto the sidewalk.
“What the hell are you doing?”
“Sorry, I just wanted to try some stuff out.”
“Well don’t. We can’t draw attention to ourselves. Especially not this close to the hospital. There are sure to be people watching the lab, so our only chance is to look like we belong here. Otherwise my boss might send another quad-drone to take us out.”
“Oh, I didn’t think of that.”
“It’s alright, just don’t do it again.”
We trudged the rest of the way to OHSU in silence. When we finally got to the entrance, Anka instructed me on how to proceed.
“Don’t say anything to the guards. Let me talk. You just listen and pick up their names. You’ll need to be able to repeat their names in their voices for this to work.”
“Don’t I just need to do one guard?”
“You could, but the voice ID system only allows the person in or out. So if we pick up both of the guards names and then I go in with one and you go in with the other, the real guards will be locked out. If they suspect anything it could buy us some time.”
“Wow. You know, you’re really good at your job.”
“Thanks…”
“No, I’m serious. I’m glad you’re here with me. If you weren’t I’d probably be dead already. Thank you.”
“Oh. Well. You’re welcome.”
She blushed a bit before turning and walking into the lobby. I saw the moment when she turned on her sexy walk. She waited until just as the security guards at the information desk looked up at her and then everything changed. She was walking briskly with her arms swinging purposefully at her sides and her hips barely moving. Then she switched to a slower saunter. Her arms swung more smoothly and her hips took on life, tracing a wide ‘S’ in the air with each step. I had to remind myself to follow and not just stare. The guards had
“Well, we want to get in there and get out as quietly as possible. You could look up some stealth stuff. Maybe some running or jumping stuff too, in case we need to make a quick exit.”
“I thought you said we’d just walk out.”
“I said that’s the plan, not necessarily that things would go according to plan. You always need to have a plan ‘B,’ just in case.”
“Right.”
“Oh, you should also look up some basic firearm training. If the shit hits the fan I want you to be able to take care of yourself.”
“Do you even have a gun?”
“I’ve got two on me right now.”
“Where?”
She just smiled at me and raised her eyebrows.
“Also, look up some Krav Maga, that stuff can save your ass in a fight.”
“What’s Krav Maga?”
“It’s the Israeli martial art. They don’t have belts or competitions or points you can score. You just survive or you don’t. They train for hand combat against attackers with knives and guns. You’re more likely to face something like that than pure hand-to-hand combat.”
“Crap, this is going to be rough.”
“Don’t worry too much. I’ve got all of this training. You’ll just be my backup. If anything goes down I’ll take care of you.”
I grabbed my phone and started to look up videos, but I was marveling at how Anka could be both attractive and emasculating at the same time. After about an hour of me watching videos, Anka tapped my hand.
“You about ready?”
“Uh…yeah.”
I’d been lost in learning. I couldn’t get enough of it. If she hadn’t distracted me I probably would have kept watching videos all day. Johnny Number Five suddenly felt like a compatriot.
“Great, we can hit up the guards right after lunch when they’ll be sleepy. It’ll let us catch them unaware.”
We got up and headed out of the mall. The trek up to OHSU was steep and Anka refused to let us take the tram citing closed in spaces and no contingency plans. I was just mad at the climb. Part way up I got bored and decided to try out some of my newly acquired Parkour skills. I ran sideways across a short wall, leapfrogged over a fence and then flipped back onto the sidewalk.
“What the hell are you doing?”
“Sorry, I just wanted to try some stuff out.”
“Well don’t. We can’t draw attention to ourselves. Especially not this close to the hospital. There are sure to be people watching the lab, so our only chance is to look like we belong here. Otherwise my boss might send another quad-drone to take us out.”
“Oh, I didn’t think of that.”
“It’s alright, just don’t do it again.”
We trudged the rest of the way to OHSU in silence. When we finally got to the entrance, Anka instructed me on how to proceed.
“Don’t say anything to the guards. Let me talk. You just listen and pick up their names. You’ll need to be able to repeat their names in their voices for this to work.”
“Don’t I just need to do one guard?”
“You could, but the voice ID system only allows the person in or out. So if we pick up both of the guards names and then I go in with one and you go in with the other, the real guards will be locked out. If they suspect anything it could buy us some time.”
“Wow. You know, you’re really good at your job.”
“Thanks…”
“No, I’m serious. I’m glad you’re here with me. If you weren’t I’d probably be dead already. Thank you.”
“Oh. Well. You’re welcome.”
She blushed a bit before turning and walking into the lobby. I saw the moment when she turned on her sexy walk. She waited until just as the security guards at the information desk looked up at her and then everything changed. She was walking briskly with her arms swinging purposefully at her sides and her hips barely moving. Then she switched to a slower saunter. Her arms swung more smoothly and her hips took on life, tracing a wide ‘S’ in the air with each step. I had to remind myself to follow and not just stare. The guards had
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