Wayward Earth (Wayward Galaxy Book 7) by Jason Anspach & J.N. Chaney
Author:Jason Anspach & J.N. Chaney [Anspach, Jason & Chaney, J.N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Variant Publications
Published: 2024-06-25T00:00:00+00:00
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The prickly sensation flared across Jackâs fingertips first, like pins-and-needles in a sleepy limb. His toes got them next, tracing up his leg and into the thighs where he vaguely became aware of a sensation like he was going to the bathroom.
Only Jack knew it wasnât that. He opened his eyes and looked through the cryo-podâs canopy glass to a shadow-filled chamber where the only light was shining down on top him. Nothing stirred outside, and he heard no commotion or alarms. Thereâd been a brief orientation videoâpart of the in-flight entertainmentâbut for the life of him, Jack couldnât remember what he was supposed to do next.
âHello, Jack. Can you hear me?â Brody said, sounding as if he were all around him.
âToo loud,â Jack said, hearing his own voice seem to die away inside the now empty cryo-chamber.
At a softer volume, the AI said, âMy apologies. You are only the third person I have spoken to through the new interface.â
âSomething wrong?â Jack could think of a whole lot of people who should naturally be ahead of him in the pecking order.
âPer my protocols, Miguel Donovan was awakened first. He ordered I wake his sister Rose and then you. Are you well? Are you feeling any deleterious effects?â
Jack stretched his arms and legs as best he could. Everything was still numb, but the throbbing he recalled as well as the general beat-up fatigue heâd been feeling while in Africa hadnât shown upâyet. âWonât know for sure until Iâm out of bed and on my feet. Thatâs usually when I feel like an arthritic old man.â
The pod canopy hissed open, with the outer casing lifting above his head and the lower rotating toward his feet. The pod swiveled upward forty-five degrees, creating an easy step from the pod for the patients. Trace gasses vented into the room, but Jack felt the temperature to be more comfortable than the cold he expected. All that âcryoâ talk, not to mention the way the display screens had frosted over, had him picturing waking up in a giant ice box. While not Nairobi-hot, his surroundings were comfortable, and the floor was warm to his bare feet.
âHeated floor,â Jack mumbled. âLike rich people.â
âRather than the entire floor, the plates around your specific pod have been activated to make it more comfortable,â Brody answered. âThe footlocker at the base of the pod has a uniform provided for you.â
âJust so long as I donât find a red shirt,â Jack said, stretching his back and then settling in to look around the pod, then upward from the ceiling. âHey, where are you broadcasting from? You sounded super clear in the pod and now that Iâm out, Iâm not getting a difference.â
âSpecialized speakers. But we can talk about that when you meet up with the mission leaders. Theyâll fill you in on everything.â
Jack dressed quickly, working himself into what seemed to be the next generation of battle dress pants and combat shirt. He barely felt the embedded knee and elbow pads, but was surprised when he stretched the fabric and the area around his knee went rigid.
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