CHAPTER 17 Kennedy sat down in the same chair she’d been in just a little while earlier. O’Brien remained standing. “All right.” Marty didn’t look at either of them. “So, here’s what’s going to happen. O’Brien, you’re off the staff. Although I enjoyed working with you and you had a lot of strong articles come out during your time here, tonight made it pretty clear that the Voice isn’t a good fit for you.” “I couldn’t agree with you more.” O’Brien shot her an icy smile. None of the other editors would look him in the face. Marty turned to Kennedy. “As for you, we expect a rebuttal in our hands by Monday afternoon at the latest. We all agree that the opinions you stated in your original column are problematic and potentially triggering to students who are experiencing gender-identity iss