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"They should, but they won't. Aren't you just a little hungry?" "It's late."
"This is Bangkok."
"Well, not really," said Bean. "This is a military base." "When is your friend's flight due in?"
"Morning. Just after dawn."
"Ouch. She's going to be out of sorts. You going to meet her at the airport?"
"I didn't think about it."
"Let's go get dinner," said Suriyawong. "Officers do it all the time. We can take a couple of strike force soldiers with us to make sure we don't get hassled for being children."
"Achilles isn't going to give up on killing me."
"Us. He aimed at us this time."
"He might have a backup."
"Bean, I'm hungry. Are you hungry?" Suriyawong turned to the members of the toon that had been with him. "Any of you hungry?"
"Not really," said one of them. "We ate at the regular time." "Sleepy," said another.
"Anybody awake enough to go into the city with us?" Immediately all of them stepped forward.
"Don't ask perfect soldiers whether they want to protect their CO," said Bean. "Designate a couple to go with us and let the others sleep," said Suriyawong.
"Yes sir," said Bean. He turned to the men. "Honest assessment. Which of you will be least impaired by failing to get enough sleep tonight?"
"Will we be allowed sleep tomorrow?" asked one.
"Yes," said Bean. "So it's a matter of how much it affects you to get off your rhythm."