Messinants (Pyreans Book 2) by S. H. Jucha

Author:S. H. Jucha [Jucha, S. H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hannon Books Inc.
Published: 2018-03-01T22:00:00+00:00

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What If

Knowing JOS tracking would report to the commandant when the Annie left Triton orbit and Emerson would tell Lise Panoy immediately, Harbour decided not to wait until Jessie joined her at Emperion before she broadcast her newest message. She chuckled to herself, imagining the commandant and the governor’s reactions.

“Will you want to share the imagery from the dome that was seen on Captain Cinders’ last comm?” Dingles asked Harbour.

“You mean the part where our spacers are surrounded by short, furry Jatouche?” Harbour asked. “You bet I do.”

“Don’t you think we might be scaring the topsiders and downsiders?” Dingles riposted.

“Dingles, ask yourself: How do you get an entire population to accept a monumental change in perspective?” Harbour said.

“I have no idea, Captain. How do you do that?” Dingles asked, feeling he was out of his depth in this conversation.

“I haven’t the faintest idea, Dingles,” Harbour replied, with a wry smile. “My intention is to continue throwing messages at Pyreans and see what sort of reactions they generate. Maybe that way we can figure out how to nudge them in the direction we want.”

“Not exactly what you’d consider a tried-and-true technique,” Dingles commented.

“Think of it this way,” Harbour replied. “If the image of peaceful aliens surrounding our spacers scares our citizens silly, what are they going to think if we tell them the aliens are ready to venture among them and help restore the planet?”

“I see what you mean, Captain. It might be better to frighten them a little at a time instead of all at once.”

“That’s the spirit, Dingles,” Harbour replied, slapping him on the shoulder and sending some emotional lift his way before she headed to her next appointment.

Dingles turned and made for the bridge. On the way, the thought crossed his mind that some time, during the last year, his captain had eclipsed his ability to advise her on greater matters.

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