Sector Maledicta

"You sure about this, kid?" Evil Annie's chair emitted a series of unpleasant noises - grinding, squeaking, and one metallic pop - as she leaned back. "'Cause I was lucky out there today, and we're burying two of our own who weren't. Jenna's lost a rutting eye, and Mari's jumping every time she hears a critter skitter."    "They got Bertha first. She wanted to go out there and parley. Said she'd seen the big nasty the clickers had behind 'em, and Noisette had cooked up something to knock it out. Dunno what she said to 'em, but we all saw her get popped and dropped. Shot to the gut, stock to the face." "I knew something would go down, so I'd told the little sisters they were backup, and we had Jo up top to cover. Harri and the others should've been up there, and when I find out why the frag they weren't..."   "All I know is they let one of the clickers through, and Tabs gave 'em what ...