gross and painful. then again, from the title, I was prepared for you to go there. ew. ow. That Chancellor is ruthless. I kinda want to know what the convo was before he got John into the airlock..

Wow, great scene. You totally had me hooked as what was going on to cause this horrid betrayal. I liked the use of cold and shivering to highlight emotional state compared to physical state. Cool little bit of story!

Prequeled.