(eng) Mackey Chandler - April 01 by April

Author:April [April]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Eddie was surprised how quickly they got an appointment to speak with the Head of Security for ISSII. They had about twenty minutes to walk down to his offices. Justine suggested he not walk in carrying, so he peeled the holster off his ribs and left it laying on his guest bed. When they went out the door he was in the center of a square.

Uncle Justine was at his right rear, with his woman Mary in front of him and John at his left rear, with a new man he had not introduced in front. They were all dressed casually but Mary had on a loose caped coat draped over her shoulders and the new man had a soft sided piece of luggage.

When they got near the offices it was set up differently than he was used to on M3. There was a plaza with several businesses on the same hub. Two streets arched away up the curve of the station and two went away flat to the next rings each way along the axis of rotation. Even the overhead was different, trying to duplicate a beautiful Earth sky very successfully.

John and Justine sat at a table outside a small café, which used some of the plaza to simulate outdoor seating. Mary found a bench for public seating on the other side of the corridor and the new man went across to a suite of business offices and went inside.

Eddie went in the station offices and saw the Security section was a separate suite inside the General Station Complex. He went through and found a live receptionist. And after examining her, he figured a live guard also. "I'm Eddie Persico," he offered. "I have an appointment with Jan Hagen." She led him in without calling ahead and turned the chair for him in silent invitation to sit and announced, "Mr. Persico."

Mr. Hagen did not look happy to see him. He cupped his hand over his mouth with his thumb along his jaw line and his elbow planted on the desk in front of him and took his time taking the measure of Eddie. It was a very guarded gesture, but he dropped his hand to speak.

"You're not armed," he announced to Eddie.

"True. Do I need to be, here?"

"You were when you came on the station."

"There was a great deal of uncertainty when I came on the station and I have resolved a lot of it. I plan on leaving soon too."

"I'd like that," he admitted. "I hope you take your gun with you when you leave."

"I planned on it. Unless you want me to fetch it to you. I am not unduly attached to it and I have no desire to have an adversarial relationship with you."

"There's a bit of uncertainty about your identity too. There is no Eddie logged on the station - but there is an Evert Persico, mate," he said the last with a bad Aussie accent.

"Ah - he's my bastard twin," he declared affectionately. "I didn't even know he was on station.

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