Rise of the Poison Moon (33 page)

Authors: MaryJanice Davidson

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LOXOS: I know there was a natural disaster there—

: The Regiment is
not
a natural disaster.

LOXOS: What is the Regiment?

: You know what the Regiment is. They probably run this place. If they don’t, they know the people who do. That’s why I’m here. Well, it’s the first reason I’m here. You’re taping this interview, which means they’ll get a transcript. Right?

LOXOS: Let’s suppose for now that this “Regiment” exists. What message would you like to send?

: I would like to tell them they are wasting their time.

LOXOS: How so?

: The people they’re hunting don’t have the

information they want.

LOXOS: This Regiment is hunting people?

: Doing a good job of it, too. I’m sure you’ve seen the headlines.

LOXOS: I have. They are gruesome, some of these headlines.

: Nothing worse than what I’ve seen for years. It’s easy to treat people like that when you consider them “not human.”

LOXOS: What do you mean, “not human”?

: Don’t insult my intelligence, Collin. Everyone listening to this tape or reading this transcript is going to know who’s dying and why.

LOXOS: Because this “Regiment” of yours is killing them, is that right?

: It’s not my Regiment, Collin. It’s yours. You’re a member.

LOXOS: Who else is a member?

: You know it’s not like I have a directory! I just know you—

LOXOS:

. . . have you considered that
you
may be a member of this Regiment? Or more precisely, that the Regiment is nothing more than a psychic construct you use to distance yourself from your awful actions? That all of the hunting you are talking about . . . that it’s
you
doing it?