Chapter Three (C): Jake & Thorchan

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"Holy..." breathed Jake when he saw the bruise. "What happened--" He cut himself off, realizing that if she wanted him to know, she'd've told him.
"Yeah, I'm a pilot. Graduated top marks, thrashed a Mk. VII around for a while. You want to hire me? Like, right now? Do you need to go somewhere?" he asked rapid-fire. I can't leave my friends, he thought to himself. But she clearly needed him, he argued mentally. He settled on waiting to see how the situation played out.