Discovery by Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle

Author:Craig Martelle & Michael Anderle [Martelle, Craig & Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781642022322
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2019-05-05T16:00:00+00:00

Efluyez Homeworld, Alganor Sector

Christina looked at three different helmet designs, unhappy with all of them. Too weak, but great vision. Poor vision, but strong. Too bulky. “There has to be something else,” she moaned.

“No one was any help.” Kai leaned back from the design screen and shook his head. He rubbed his eyes with his knuckles. “I need a break.”

“Did you ask Ted?”

“I said that I need a break, not more abuse.”

“Come on, my big, tough man. Let’s go see the scary werewolf.”

Kai tossed his head like a little kid not wanting to go to school, and Christina started to laugh. Her boyfriend was only seventy-five years old. She always hid her age, but she was over one-fifty. The ways of the nanocyte-enhanced were not the same. Age differences didn’t matter. Compatibility was more important because once committed, those with long lives were in it forever.

And forever is a very long time indeed.

When Kai stood, Christina embraced him, their faces nearly touching as their eyes met. “Why is this problem biting you?” she asked.

“I have to get it right, given all your talk of an ambush that you are gleefully going into. You are trusting me to fabricate something that looks showy but will protect you like the universe’s greatest chastity belt.”

“I think we’re past the chastity-belt stage,” she quipped.

He poked her in the stomach, and she bit his ear. His eyes sparkled as he pulled away. He reached for her again, but she stonewalled him with an outstretched hand.

“Ted first.”

“You have made getting belittled by Ted a delight.”

“Who’s saying he’s going to belittle you?”

Kai looked at her from under a furrowed brow. “He’s Uncle Ted. It’s what he does.”

“And he doesn’t mean anything by it. He dedicates a zillionth of his brainpower to social interactions, that’s all. Be nice, because he will remember forever if you aren’t. We should take him food. I guarantee he hasn’t eaten.”

“What does he like?”

“How long have you been with him?” Christina asked.

“Not as long as you!” Kai gestured toward the door. “We’ll figure it out.”

Neither had any idea what Ted liked to eat, so they called in the expert. Smedley, contact Felicity and ask her what Ted likes to eat, please.

I have insight into your request. Felicity has ordered me to report on his meal schedule. How long it’s been since he last ate dictates what meal I am to order for him. It has been only eight hours, so it would be a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with what used to be known as a “Red Bull.”

We’d like to take those to him. Where are they, and where is he? Christina requested.

You can get his meal from Jenelope on the mess deck, and he is in the Combat Information Center.

Roger, Smedley. You’ve been a great help, Kai replied

“Did you ask Smedley for help with the helmets?” Christina wondered.

“He was no help at all.”

They hurried to the mess deck, where it was between formal meal times, although it was always open. Jenelope

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