Seeker by Jack Mcdevitt

Author:Jack Mcdevitt [Mcdevitt, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy
ISBN: 9780441013753
Publisher: Ace
Published: 2005-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

12.

The balcony at the rear of Zinc, like the other nightclubs along Lucy Road, overlooked Marine Parade and the Adventure Island amusement park. At the height of summer the pavements would be crowded to overflowing, families coming and going, spending hard earned money in the arcades directly beneath the nightclubs, while others enjoyed the rides in the fairground. Pubs serviced those who preferred to sit in the sun and get pissed on expensive alcohol. But as night fell, and Adventure Island closed, the seafront changed. Late night revellers hit the arcades, tanked up on alcohol and drugs. From all over Essex young people congregated, from Hadleigh to Shoeburyness they came, barely legal teenagers looking to party. Once the arcades closed it was up to the nightclubs.

Frederick liked teenagers, they were so full of life, living it large without a care in the world. Sometimes they reminded him of his own people, albeit limited in their knowledge and experience of life. The balcony was full of mostly teens, some smoking, others merely enjoying the fresh air after the sweaty intensity of the club. Energy they might have had, but not much by way of deep conversation.

Frederick sat on the bench that ran the length of the balcony wall, listening to some guy moaning about his boyfriend who was, apparently, very unappreciative of him. Frederick wondered if it had anything to do with the guy’s inability to shut up and let the other person speak. Willem was inside the club, dancing with strangers, a plastic bottle of Smirnoff Ice in one hand. Watching Willem from his vantage point on the bench, Frederick saw little of the man Stephen had told him about. The reserved man who was bogged down in family crises and work had given way to a party animal. Frederick wasn’t complaining. It was a side he liked very much.

He glanced at the still rambling man, and shook his head. Little people with their small problems bored him. He stood up and re-entered the nightclub.

Some people danced on the small stage before the DJ’s mixing deck, while the rest filled up the dance floor. Among the throng of people was Willem, getting groinal with a woman and a young man who could have been no more than nineteen. They were laughing and singing along to the latest chart topper, and Willem tried to join in. He had the rhythm, but he clearly didn’t know the words of the song currently playing, but the two with him didn’t seem to care. The young man was too busy trying to make a pass at Willem to notice, and his female companion was caught up in egging him on. Frederick stopped and watched for a moment.

Willem hadn’t expected to go clubbing, so he wore his best suit out. The blazer had been left at Frederick’s along with the rest of his gear, but he wore his waistcoat over his white shirt which was now open, revealing his sweaty chest. The man leaned forward

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