Shatterbird

She shook her head, her helmet sparkling in the light cast by the setting sun.  “I’m the Nine’s primary recruiter.  I have an eye for people who can thrive among us, and I have brought more than five individuals on board.  I thought long and hard before settling on you.  I am not about to let you turn me down.”

Interlude 11e

“You t-thought of yourself as su-superior.  P-p-past, present, future, you had a hand in everything.  You were the group’s m-major recruiter, you were the one who h-h-heralded the arrival in any city, and always, your f-focus was on the legacy.  Being remembered, being one of the o-ones who was remembered.”

Deleted Interlude