"Then they must have fixed it to look like where she crashed. You a candidate too?"
"That's right."
Tm Bill Jarman-from Texas. And this is Matt Dodson."
"I'm Oscar Jensen-and this is Pierre Armand."
"Howdy, Oscar. Glad to know you, Pierre."
"Call me Pete," Armand acknowledged. Matt noticed that he spoke Basic English with an accent, but Matt was unable to place it. Oscar's speech was strange, too-a suggestion of a lisp. He turned back to the ship.
"Imagine having the guts to go out into space in a cracker box like that," he said. "It scares me to think about it"
"Me, too," agreed Oscar Jensen.
"It's a dirty shame," Pierre said, softly.
"What is, Pete?" Jarman demanded.