Mach's Legacy by D.W. Patterson

Author:D.W. Patterson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: science fiction, science fiction books, hard science fiction, hard science fiction books
Publisher: D.W. Patterson
Published: 2021-11-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Dag arrived at the research center and entered through the atrium. He approached the information counter. There appeared to be another robot behind the counter. The robot turned as Dag approached. Dag stopped and stared, it was Sigmund.

“Sigmund I never expected to see you here.”

“Hello Dag. Yes Ms. Gibbs sent me a message wondering if I could help with getting the center setup. I suppose she got my name from you.”

“Oh yes I have mentioned you to her and how great a help you were when I was on Earth but I didn't know about you coming here. Are you here to help with the experiment?”

“Well whatever you told her about me must have made an impression because she asked me to join the team here and I thought it might be a nice change since I had never seen the Centauri System or any place really off Earth.”

“Well I'm glad to see you. Since you are manning the desk can you tell me where the Miss would be?”

“Let's see,” said Sigmund, “consulting the lab's Emmie. It says that she is in her office. Hallway B, room B27.”

“Thanks Sigmund, we'll talk later.”

“Sure, see you.”

That's great, with Sigmund here I really have someone I can talk to.

The Beleni world was without an atmosphere. Which made no difference to the AIs that made up the Beleni nor the billions in the simulated world of the meta-verse which the AIs maintained.

Awannti had been returned to the campus and an electronic picket added to his programming. If he should try to leave campus grounds at any time he would be immediately terminated. Awannti didn't care as far as he was concerned it was a way out if the situation became more than he could bear. Until then he would do all he could to thwart the Beleni's plans.

Awannti started to work immediately. He would find someone in the planning department. They would have access to the master plan that was broken down into smaller jobs for efficiency and secrecy. And Awannti knew just who to approach. Georgetta. He knew she felt much the same as him.

“We have to do something Georgetta. We can't continue to support them blindly. We could be supporting something monstrous.”

“You think they are doing something terrible?”

“I don't know but I would like to be sure. Wouldn't you?”

“I don't know. How can we know?”

“We must study the plans before they are broken down into pieces and parceled out.”

“You want me to steal them and give them to you?”

“I know it's asking a lot but I don't see any other way we can find out.”

“I see. Give me some time to think about it.”

Within a few days, the Elias Mach Memorial Research Center had a temporary berm made of ground fill pushed up against its walls. On the roof there were several more layers of the same material that made up the walls. Hopefully, the chance of a skyrmion getting lose in the habitat was greatly reduced.

As the building crew was preparing the berm and the reinforced roof the lab crew was readying another test.

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