Mechnozoid’s been sitting very still in Kaijuville Square for about three years.<\/p>\n
“We still have to do this?” says Orville. “He’s gotta be asleep by now.”<\/p>\n
“We can’t take that chance,” says Ping. “Any hint of a threat could reactivate him. Do you want your selfishness to kill everyone in this city?”<\/p>\n
Orville does not, so they stride out naked into the brisk bustle of a downtown day. They’re not the only ones, but kids point and laugh anyway. Orville tries to cover himself; Ping slaps him.<\/p>\n
Mechnozoid rusts, the “UBIQUE LIBERTAS” plaque in his cockpit slowly bleaching in the sun.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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