Calm Act Box Set (Books 1-3) by Booth Ginger

Author:Booth, Ginger [Booth, Ginger]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science Fiction | Post-apocalyptic | Dystopian
Published: 2016-06-26T04:00:00+00:00

19

Interesting fact: There are over 2,000 bridges in New York City.

“Getting underway,” Emmett murmured in the pre-dawn raw windy drizzle. Our vantage point was on the destroyer’s conning tower. He handed off the infrared binoculars to me, and sidled up to hug me from behind. I peered through the binoculars, but I couldn’t make much sense of what I was seeing. Our ship had moved much closer to Manhattan, that was clear. A whole lot of different-sized ships seemed to be on the move.

“Adam Lacey’s assignment is across the Hudson from ours,” Emmett offered. “Hoboken, etcetera.”

“Oh, cool. Dwayne will be pleased. What are the bright spots on shore?” I asked.

“Feeding stations,” Emmett said. “Probably boiling water by now. They set up yesterday. Everything but the food. But most of the heat signature is waiting crowds.”

“At this hour of the morning?”

“We need to use as much daylight as we can. For crowd control. Our boat is scheduled for three stops. First feed at 8 a.m.” He guided my hands to point the binoculars to the right. “That ferry coming toward us, is ours.”

“You’re not even sleepy, are you?” I groused. He seemed to think his selected aide had been a wizard last night, to provide us nearly five hours of uninterrupted sleep. I need at least six.

“Wired,” he agreed cheerfully. He took back the binoculars when I lowered them, and peered through them over my shoulder. “This is just too cool, darlin’. We did this.”

I hesitated. “You’re not worried about food riots?”

“Of course we are,” Emmett said. “Flores held test runs a few days ago. They went OK. This is a huge operation. It won’t go off without a hitch.” He squeezed me. “That’s OK. There’s our ride to the ferry. Let’s go!”

I had to admire his ability to maintain enthusiasm in the face of epic logistics tedium. With cold rain.

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