"Just sit tight," the medic told them as she opened the airlock and set her bag inside. "Security will be escorting you to the briefing room as soon as I'm out."
"Security?" Resnick repeated, looking at Jarvis then at Smith.
"We broke the rules," McNair said.
"They're just trying to scare us," Resnick said.
"Mission accomplished," Smith muttered under her breath, too low for the others to hear. McNair looked at her hand on the armrest between them. She could hold it, like Resnick had done with Jarvis. But how hard did one squeeze, and for how long? She had no clue and kept her hands to herself.
"Cadets," a guard called from the now-open airlock. "Everyone out."
Resnick and Smith helped Jarvis limp out, and McNair followed. Only two guards were waiting for them, and they weren't waiti
