A Ghost for a Clue by C L R Draeco

Author:C L R Draeco [Draeco, C L R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amaranth Publishing
Published: 2020-03-23T04:00:00+00:00

32

The 3D Chamber

I stood at the top of the platform and watched Roy as he put the finishing touches on the 3D chamber. Measuring nine feet square, taking over two plots in Starr’s nursery, like a giant aquarium with a translucent cylinder housing a tilted mirror at its core, it was where the hyperwill manifestation would appear when “hailed.” Soon, if all went well, the dark interior would light up with the apparition and put an end to everyone’s mystery. Everything about this so-called Thomas would be revealed.

“I never would’ve believed you knew any religious hymns if I didn’t hear it myself, honey.”

I looked behind me, not knowing who Starr was talking to.

“What?” Torula asked, seated next to her at the console.

“That tune you were humming. They sing it every day at the missions.”

Torula shook her head, eyes still fixed on her computer. “No, that wasn’t me. I don’t . . . hum.”

“El Cantico del Alba. There’s no mistaking it, dear.”

“Well, I’ve never heard of it. So don’t accuse me of anything.”

“It’s not an accusation.” Starr stood up. “Goodness, you make it sound as though knowing a church hymn was a crime.” She walked past me with a roll of her eyes and headed down the platform, her shocking pink shoes clicking on the steps. Despite her initial reservations, Starr was back onboard—hoping to confirm that the hyperwill was still intact even though we’d seen it crumble to ashes.

I glanced at Torula, riveted to her monitor at the console table. “We’re just waiting for Eldritch, right?”

“Uh-hmm,” she sort of replied. A discreet movement of her hand told me she had switched the display on her monitor.

What’s she up to? I walked over to my seat and feigned a yawn, my eyes straining to catch a glimpse of her computer screen, but I was too far away to read the fine print on her open tabs.

I reached for a tablet and pretended to work, ending up opening my inbox. A subject heading caught my eye: The Deltoton Riddle.

Well, what do you know. It seemed like such a long time ago when I’d answered the brainteaser about Einstein’s equation, when I’d proposed that E=mc2 hinted at a third element in the universe which people mistook for a god. Feeling as though I’d stumbled on an old toy I’d long forgotten, I clicked on the message.

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