"Almost took one to the shoulder when putting my sign out," Amaya said, hitching a thumb that way, then shaking her head. "Winters around here have a way of making you glad to be living where you work, I can tell you that much."

Granted, Amaya had almost ALWAYS lived where she worked, save for that brief stint with T&C, but still!

It didn't really matter too much, anyway, since there were fancy space guns.

"So here's the real question," she asked, picking one up for closer inspection. "Exactly how much am I allowed to actually break these beauties down?"