NG made this little frustrated shrug, said, "What I got's fine…"
That'd been the strange thing, NG'd had his chance, Neihart had heard what he'd done, offered him a berth, Bernie'd said. On Finity's End.
NG'd said, "No. Thanks."
Bernie'd been a little off-put, Neihart's trying to steal his Systems man, but Bernie had said to her and Musa, "I don't understand him."
NG didn't explain himself, to her or to Musa, never mentioned it.
She said, now, finally, because her conscience hurt her, "Heard you had an offer."
He said, shaking his head, "Bernie outbid them."
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