The Ghost in the Doll (Fox Meridian Book 6) by Niall Teasdale

Author:Niall Teasdale [Teasdale, Niall]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: AI, fox meridian, robot, police procedural, cybernetics, sci-fi, artificial intelligence, bioroid, action, detective, science fiction
Published: 2016-08-21T22:00:00+00:00

Part Three: The Doll Factory

Tokyo, Japan, 17th April 2061.

‘You’re going, stop complaining.’ Fox fixed Helen with her best parade ground stare, brooking no argument.

‘But… Shouldn’t I stay on Earth until this business is wrapped up?’ Helen said, arguing anyway. She was not sure why she was arguing; maybe it was something duty related.

‘We don’t know how long that’s going to be. I’m back in a normal situation as far as communication is concerned. No more medical leave, even fake medical leave. You are going to Jenner where I expect you to cram in as much information on the new tech they’re developing as possible… in between making sure that Terri gets a lot of recreation.’

Helen blushed. ‘Shouldn’t that be “rest and recreation?”’

‘We both know there’s going to be very little rest. Make sure she takes you out onto the surface at some point though. The view is amazing, and at least one of us should take the opportunity to make love to Terri under it.’

‘Well… That does sound kind of fun…’

‘Kind of?’

‘…and Kit’s handling most of the corporate stuff perfectly well without much input from me.’

‘Thank you, Helen,’ Kit said, appearing beside Fox. ‘They are paying me to do the job.’

‘Technically,’ Fox replied, ‘they’re paying you as my PA. The fact that you’re doing my job as well should count for more.’

‘It isn’t like I have a real need for money. Anyway, I am quite capable of handling the mundane stuff and filtering it down to what needs an executive decision. Fox is right, Helen. You should go to Jenner. Terri will be so glad to see you. She’s a little stressed.’

Fox frowned. ‘There’s nothing wrong up there, is there?’

‘Not really. You know how she gets.’

‘Yeah… Okay.’ Fox pointed a finger at Helen. ‘You’re going, and I’m off to see a woman about a ten-thousand-mile service.’

‘Mm, yes,’ Helen said. ‘I think Sonya wants to talk to you about that.’

‘What’s to talk about? It’s just a check-up.’

~~~

‘It’s an entirely unnecessary check-up,’ Sonya said. ‘Not that I’m complaining about a day trip to Japan. Never been. I’ve got a couple of hours to go see a few sights before I fly back, but’ – she checked the display on her diagnostic unit – ‘you are just as good as you were last time and you did not need this.’

Fox flicked a look at her mechanic. ‘I’m only a couple of days early.’

‘Six. Six days early.’

‘I’m going into a secure installation tonight that doesn’t know–’

‘And last time you claimed that it was because you would be coming here straight after the trip to L-four and you didn’t want me flying out to Japan unnecessarily. Yet, here I am. So, what’s up with that?’

Frowning, Fox reached up to unplug herself. ‘I spent eight hours yesterday at the shooting range with my new pistol. I’m not used to it. I don’t know it yet. After Dallas… We had a lot of unexplained weapon malfunctions there. Of course, they were explained. They were sabotaged, but it

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