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There was that, and Silas’s hand tightened around Summer’s waist

"I hear you all have to wait six months to retake," Peri said "If so computer so everyone had to retake They won’t ain" Peri s to the jukebox to make another selection

"That’s not a bad idea," Allen said softly

Suddenly wary, Silas stopped looking for another table "What," he said flatly

"We could do that!" Allen said ide-eyed enthusiasistrar’s office and wipe out everyone’s grades for the seh "Allen, love They back those up," she said, and Silas frowned, wishing Allen would let it go

"So we put the syste his ar into Peri’s personal space "It will have the sarades Silas kno to do that"

"And everyone on caht back with a stiff finger Silas hid a s everyone quickly and correctly His s thatpeople fast Butif they can’t prove it was you," Allen persisted "It will take htly "Either we do it and they let us graduate with everyone else due to the general disarray, or we fail and deserve being held back"

Sureed Allen’s expression darkened upon seeing it "What are they going to do?" Allen said "Kick us out of the program? We’re too valuable"

Well, Silas was valuable, and Su a drafter, was valuable Allennot sofor so With no drafter invested in him, Allen had to prove himself, or he’d be shoved into the slush pool, where he’d do research and file papers until catching the eye of a high-profile drafter It was sort of Silas’s fault, not for having screwed up his final, but for using Allen as a buffer so he could maintain a relationship with Summer, a relationship that was destined to fall apart unless he proved he could be an effective anchor

"We’ll do it," he said suddenly, and Suasped, al?" Summer said, eyes wide

"Opti rewards bold, decisive behavior," he said nervously, and Peri’s eyebrows rose in question "It couldn’t ht be et out of the labs," he finished, hating that his neck had gone red

Allen went quiet "Okay," he said slowly as the erous "We’ve got two days to figure this out Peri, you still have that drone you stole?"