{"id":9561,"date":"2014-09-15T10:29:15","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T16:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=9561"},"modified":"2014-09-14T21:35:07","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T03:35:07","slug":"strangers-in-flight-excerpt-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/strangers-in-flight-excerpt-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Strangers in Flight &#8212; excerpt 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\">At that moment, two other men entered the room. They were both tall and muscular, much more so than either the doctor or his apprentice. Like the doctor, they also wore second-skins that covered almost their entire bodies. These ones were thicker, though\u2014hard and black like beetle shells. They looked so silly that Reva couldn\u2019t help but laugh. When the men looked at her, though, it was clear they didn\u2019t find it funny.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cSorry,\u201d she said, covering her mouth. \u201cIt\u2019s just, you don\u2019t \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">The strong men ignored her, focusing instead on the doctor. As her voice trailed off, Reva noticed a frown of concern on the doctor\u2019s face. The apprentice stood behind him and glanced from her to the strong men and back. Reva tensed\u2014something was clearly wrong here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">The apprentice took out the covering again and held it out to her, this time all but pleading for her to put it on. For a second, she considered doing it just to set him at ease, but that would mean covering her henna tattoos. She smiled and waved him away as politely as she could, ignoring the almost frantic look of concern on his face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">The strong men finished with the doctor and walked over to her. One of them took her by the arm and pulled her forcibly to her feet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201cOw!\u201d she said, trying in vain to free herself from his grip. \u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">==========<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><a title=\"Strangers in Flight \u2014 excerpt 1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=9538\">Excerpt 1<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Strangers in Flight \u2014 excerpt 2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=9545\">Excerpt 2<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Strangers in Flight \u2014 excerpt 3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=9547\">Excerpt 3<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Strangers in Flight \u2014 excerpt 4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=9551\">Excerpt 4<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">==========<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><div id=\"mbt-container\"><div itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Book\" id=\"post-9535\" class=\"mbt-book mbt-book-excerpt\"><div class=\"mbt-book-images mbt-book-images-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/strangers-in-flight-book-iii\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Strangers in Flight\" class=\" mbt-book-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/SSF-III-cover-266x400.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"mbt-book-right\"><h2 class=\"mbt-book-title\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/books\/strangers-in-flight-book-iii\/\">Strangers in Flight<\/a>\r\n<\/h2><div class=\"mbt-book-price\"><span><span>$9.99<\/span><\/span><span class=\"mbt-alt-price\"><span class=\"mbt-price-title\">eBook:<\/span> <span><span>$2.99<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"mbt-book-meta\">\r\n\t<span class=\"mbt-meta-item mbt-meta-mbt_author\"><span class=\"mbt-meta-title\">Author:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/authors\/joe-vasicek\/\">Joe Vasicek<\/a><\/span><br>\t<span class=\"mbt-meta-item mbt-meta-series\"><span class=\"mbt-meta-title\">Series:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/series\/sons-of-the-starfarers\/\">Sons of the Starfarers<\/a>, Book 3<\/span><br>\t<span class=\"mbt-meta-item mbt-meta-mbt_genre\"><span class=\"mbt-meta-title\">Genres:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/genre\/science-fiction\/\">Science Fiction<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/genre\/fic028030\/\">Space Opera<\/a><\/span><br>\t<span class=\"mbt-meta-item mbt-meta-mbt_tag\"><span class=\"mbt-meta-title\">Tag:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/bookstag\/2014-release\/\">2014 Release<\/a><\/span><br><\/div><div itemprop=\"description\" class=\"mbt-book-blurb\">\r\n\t<p>When Reva went into cryosleep, she wasn't prepared to be the sole survivor of a people that history never remembered. 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They were both tall and muscular, much more so than either the doctor or his apprentice. Like the doctor, they also wore second-skins that covered almost their entire bodies. These ones were thicker, though\u2014hard and black like beetle shells. 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