The Extinction Files 2. Genome by A.G. Riddle

Author:A.G. Riddle
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781940026138
Publisher: Riddle Inc.
Published: 2017-10-11T23:00:00+00:00

“This is our biggest pain point,” Lin said. They stood in the middle of the data center.

“You could outsource it to Rook.”

“True. But it would complicate things for us. We promise our clients that the data they give us will never leave our custody. And even if we didn’t, we still want control. We need to be able to build out as needed, when we want to.”

“All right. I’ll talk with my brother. Maybe they can consult, help you scale up and advise you on hiring the right people.”

“Good.”

On the elevator, Lin said, “There’s another Rook project we’d like to integrate with—their emergency response system.”

Desmond bunched his eyebrows.

“We can sequence genetic samples faster than any company in the world. In outbreak responses, we could analyze patient samples, sequence viruses and identify mutations, possibly even help with contact tracing—on a genetic level.”

“What are you asking?”

“For sales help. We’d like the Rook sales force to carry Phaethon’s outbreak response solution in the door and bundle it with their emergency data response services.”

“I’ll run it by Conner.”

“Thank you.”

They walked past a sea of cubicles. Narrow corridors ran between them, a maze with rows of heads slightly bowed, staring at screens, headphones on. It was like a labyrinthine garden of hedgerows made of plastic.

Lin closed the glass door to her office and sat behind the desk. For the first time that day, her tone softened.

“It’s good to see you, Desmond.”

“You too.”

“Yuri doesn’t need to worry.”

Desmond exhaled through his nose. Lin Shaw was direct. Fearless.

Her frankness inspired Desmond to ask the question he had wanted to since Yuri asked him to be on the board, the question he dreaded hearing the answer to.

“How is she?”

Lin didn’t move a muscle. “As well as she can be.”

The answer was like a shot of morphine: it stung at first, then a bizarre numbness settled over Desmond, like his mind was blocked, keeping him from the pain that was still there. He couldn’t think straight. He sat, as if in a trance.

Lin broke the silence. “It will heal all wounds, Desmond.”

“It?”

“The Looking Glass.”

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