Koban by Bennett Stephen W

Author:Bennett, Stephen W [Bennett, Stephen W]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Stephen W Bennett
Published: 2012-08-17T06:00:00+00:00

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Mirikami came awake as Jake’s voice softly penetrated into his awareness.

“Captain, it is three hours after dawn. Sir, it is the time I was asked to awaken you.”

Then a bit louder, but still gentle, “Sir, your First Officer asked me to let you rest until three hours after dawn. That time has just passed. Do you wish to have breakfast sent to your room?”

With a bit of a groan, Mirikami rolled over, feeling sore leg muscles tighten, and a moderate headache throbbed behind his right eye. Jake was on his third more insistent effort to arouse him when he responded.

“I’m awake, I think. Give me a couple of minutes to get my thoughts organized.”

He slung his aching legs over the edge of his bed, and used the null gravity handhold over the headboard to help rise to a sitting position.

“What time did you say it was?” His mind was waking up.

“Do you want ship time from before our landing, or local time, adjusted for a twenty two point six hour day, divided into twenty four fifty six and one half minute hours for this world?”

“Ok. I’ll use the local shorter twenty four hour clock, and I heard you say it was three hours after dawn?”

“The local time is 10:20 AM, with sunrise at 7:20 AM.”

“How did you manage to ‘forget’ to awaken me at dawn, no matter what clock you were told to use?”

“I did not forget Sir. Your wake up order was countermanded by Commander Noreen Renaldo, First Officer of the Flight of Fancy, per regula…”

“Stop.” He ordered. Considering how he felt three hours later than he intended to get up, he wasn’t about to chastise her for her consideration.

Noreen had already laid into him before he went to sleep, about how he had risked all their lives by risking his health by popping so many pills to keep going. She was like the daughter he’d never had. The thought actually brought on a nice feeling about how she had watched out for the “Old Man.”

“Where is Noreen right now?” he asked.

“She and Doctor Martin went to the dome an hour after daylight, and were intending to meet with Colonel Greeves for weapons training. They requested this via a Link to Mr. Rigson, who relayed the request for them.”

“Are there any Krall on board us now?”

“No Sir.”

“I had not thought about this before, but when you Link to us in the dome, you have to use radio signals that leave the ship. I don’t know if the Krall intend to let us do this. Is the Clanship still parked near us?”

“No Sir, it lifted off six hours and forty one minutes ago, and appeared to enter orbit.”

“Has a Krall shuttle returned to this compound, possibly bearing Telour?”

“No Sir, no shuttle has returned.”

“What would we need to do to provide you with video and internal links inside the dome without use of a broadcast radio signal outside of the ship or dome?”

“There are two portable repeater modules for extending transducer range, and they are in storage near my processors.

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