Theogony 01 Janissaries by Chris Kennedy
Author:Chris Kennedy [Kennedy, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chris Kennedy Publishing
Published: 2014-01-29T08:00:00+00:00
Little Thai Restaurant, Seattle, WA, January 16, 2019
Sara walked into the restaurant to find Calvin seated at a table waiting for her. âHi,â she said. âSorry Iâm late. Iâve got a project this semester that is taking up a lot of my time.â
âNo worries,â said Calvin. âFor my part, Iâm sorry I missed our date last week. Something important came up.â
âArges said you took some woman to the Gulf,â replied Sara. âShould I be jealous?â
âHa! Jealous of her, no. Itâs a long story, but sheâs lucky to still be alive.â Calvin changed the topic. âSo whatâs the project thatâs taking up all of your time?â
Sara looked around conspiratorially. âIâve got something to share with you. I was told to keep it a secret, but I think it is all right to let you know.â
The conversation paused as the waitress arrived and took their order. Calvin had been to Thailand on his first cruise and had developed a taste for spicy Thai food. Sara ordered something a little more on the tame side.
âOK,â said Calvin once the waitress had left, âso what is the big secret?â
âYou know,â began Sara, âit might be easier to just show you.â A window opened in Calvinâs mind as Sara contacted him by implant communication. âHiya,â she said.
âWhen did you get implants?â Calvin commed back, shocked. âWait, who knows that you got them? Does the president know you got them? Hell, did the Psiclopes authorize it?â
âSlow down,â Sara said with a smile. âIâll tell you all about it.â She switched back to the implant. âYes, the Psiclopes authorized them. It would have been really difficult to get the implants put in if they hadnât.â
Calvin nodded ruefully, âYeah, I guess that makes sense.â He considered briefly and then said, âI wonder if only the Psiclopes can authorize implants, or if my status allows me to do it now, too?â That is an interesting question, he thought. He decided to follow up with Solomon on it as soon as he was able.
âAnd no,â Sara continued, âthe president doesnât know anything about me getting implants. Heâd probably have a coronary if he knew that the Psiclopes had implanted civilians without giving them to him too.â
That got Calvinâs attention. âDid you say civilians? With an âsâ at the end?â
âYes, my professor and a research scientist at the Institute of Science in India also have them,â said Sara. âThe Psiclopes need us to develop new ways of finding black holes, because it is the way that they travel between stars. We are working on innovative ways to find them.â
âWait a sec,â said Calvin, âhow did you get involved in this? Arenât you still an undergraduate at the University of Washington? In art? This sounds like pretty high level rocket science stuff.â
âWell, I would still have been an undergraduate if the Psiclopes hadnât come,â replied Sara. âIâd be just starting my last semester as a senior. However, at the start of last semester, Arges showed up and said that they needed help. I said I would do what I could, and they gave me implants to make me more productive.
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