This story is a kind of classic short space opera, with a serious twist in characters. Stick steals the show as a made being who identifies as a thing--"it" is its pronoun. Which the others on the team won't use because it just bothers them too much to apply it to a human, or humanoid. The plot is a solid frame to hang this exploration of identity on--a battle against others dehumanized, and the nearly victorious soldiers realizing their exploitation. Good stuff, Stick is a fine piece of work.
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