Timelines by Bob Blink

Author:Bob Blink [Blink, Bob]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2010-08-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 32

Time Complex

Effective Date: Thursday, 14 September 2006

I was amazed at the changes ten days of dedicated effort had produced. The control complex had been a beehive of activity twenty-four hours a day since the conclusion of the meeting the other day. Mike and his security team continued to work on their defensive preparations, while John and his team continued their efforts to unravel the secrets behind the alien computer and control systems. The contrast between the activity here in the center and the normally busy base was striking. For the first time in many years the base seemed nearly deserted. A skeleton crew remained on hand, mostly those on Mike’s team. A small group of John’s people had elected to stay and work as well, due mostly to the availability of the powerful analytical tools located there. It wasn’t going to be possible to move that equipment on short notice.

Both Naiya and Carol were off on projects. I had to admit I was uncomfortable with the situation. It made sense to have us spread across different time zones, but I still had the small concern in the back of my mind that we could easily end up cut off from one another. The relocations were almost complete, thanks to Naiya’s organizational skills. People had chosen based on interest, project need, and family commitments. The two largest teams were in Canada and in the Roman office. The tunnel room had been filled with people coming and going the last couple of days, but that had ended now. Naiya was currently on site at the Roman office making last minute adjustments and accommodations. It was surprising how many people had demonstrated an interest in relocating to that time. It had been necessary to acquire additional facilities in another part of town to house everyone. In the end, we had elected not to follow-up on Al’s suggestion to set up a base far uptime. There wasn’t sufficient time to put an infrastructure in place to properly support a team of people. Two of the more rugged adventurer’s had elected to set up a small camp for a couple of weeks, but it was as much a desire to explore a bit rather than anything official.

Carol was uptime again. She had been bringing back more of the computers that were being taken to the various sites with copies of all the information we had gathered over the years. Each of the three sites was to be as complete and independent as possible in the event one or more became isolated. She was also making a last run at bringing back items that would support our planned stand against the aliens. Over the years she had investigated technology that could be adapted as a weapon. The large plasma boring tool that was being mounted opposite the multi-frequency laser was an example. It was a last ditch weapon, as the heat generated would be incredible, and would force everyone out of the complex if it was ever activated.

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