Lord Banshee: Fairy Dust (Nightmare Wars Book 1) by Russell Redman

Author:Russell Redman [Redman, Russell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-18T07:00:00+00:00

2357-03-04 00:10

Treason

When I glanced over to Sergei, he was red as a beet and staring at everything but us. “Sergei, your colour reminds me of your dress uniform. Do you still have it handy? You should wear it to the party.”

Maybe not my most politic joke; I could almost hear him grind his teeth as he turned even redder. Katerina, who was not looking at him, said, “That is a great idea. These whites are very egalitarian, but dreadfully boring. How many of us have dress uniforms available? We have so many ministries here, this could be spectacular. I am getting tired of steel grey walls and white clothes. I liked our campfire. Could we do something similar for decor?”

That gave me pause. We already knew that all six walls were big monitors with tough, transparent surfaces. I would bet we could display any scene we wanted, not just the canned packages. I wondered if we had any real artists in the team.

Sergei seemed to choke for a minute, then grated out, “Old satyr, you are a total pervert to even think of that bloody uniform while kissing her. I think the uniform is with the ministers. Maybe I will just ask Very Senior Minister Morris to bring it over. I am sure he will not mind being a delivery boy.”

Chandrapati and Evgenia undoubtedly had LE dress uniforms, and Katerina would have a spectacular uniform, as dazzling as Sergei’s, for the Ministry of Negotiators. Leilani was not looking at Sergei either, nor listening very carefully. She suggested that if we had to ask the Ministers for existing uniforms, we should also invite them. This was turning what I had originally thought of as a private cuddle with Leilani into a diplomatic event. I looked back at her, nose to nose because neither of us had loosened our grip. “I am sorry, I really wanted a quiet corner in a small restaurant in old Seville...”

“Shut up and stop apologizing,” she said, and kissed me again to make sure I did. When we finally parted lips, she turned to Sergei without letting go. “Sergei, you have the closest contact with the most senior ministers. I hereby request that you send a formal invitation through them to all the ministers, the Captain, and the senior officers of the Mao, to attend a Spacer Soiree hosted by Brian and myself. Use those words with capital letters, ‘Spacer Soiree.’ General Molongo and Minister Singh will be able to explain what to expect to the other ministers. Brian, if we are going to come out as a couple in a party, we are going to do it properly! Oh, and Sergei, I can promise this will indeed be the weirdest party you have ever attended.”

Katerina was looking around the room, “Even if you do not have a dress uniform available, this is a TDF battleship. I will bet they can generate dress uniforms on demand if you want one. We did this all the time when we managed to arrange a ceasefire or peace treaty in what was previously a war zone.

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