The Forgotten Prince by Josh Hayes
Author:Josh Hayes [Hayes, Josh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-08-14T04:00:00+00:00
ELEVEN
Harry’s, John found, was a dimly lit room packed full with display screens and input consoles. Every screen displayed different information, from video feeds to scrolling lines of unreadable data and status. A constant hum reverberated around them. The amount of raw computer power displayed had to rival the command and control center of John’s old ship, the Lincoln.
As with everything else John had seen in the hideout, everything looked pieced together and temporary. Cables were spliced together, computer casings were patched and pieced together with what whatever they could get their hands on.
Thick bundles of cables snaked through and around stacks of computer equipment, all arranged around a raised platform in the center of the room. Recessed lighting in the ceiling shone down on two men standing with their backs to the entrance, both of whom were oblivious to the new arrivals. One sat in a chair, the other leaned over his shoulder shaking his head.
“No, no, no, Carter, it doesn’t work like that,” the standing one said. “You’ve got to wait for the link to sync up.”
The man sitting in the chair threw his arms into the air. “This antique piece of shit is worthless.”
“It’s not,” the other man argued. “You’ve just got to have little more patience.”
Wendy approached the platform and crossed her arms. “Harry.”
“There see,” the man standing pointed at the terminal in front of them and slapped the other. “I told you. Just a little patience is all you need.”
Wendy tried again, this time a little more forceful. “Harry.”
Both men turned. The one Wendy had addressed as Harry straightened and smiled. “Oh, hey, Wendy.”
Something rattled across the floor, and Tim cursed. “Geez, Harry, would it kill you to pick up every once and a while?”
Harry, a tall, gangly man, waved his arms around and rocked his head back and forth. Shoulder length, auburn hair flapped around wildly. He looked like he hadn’t slept in a few days. “Oh, right, sorry about that, I’ve only been keeping the damn Regency bugs out of the system for three straight days, let me tell them to hold on a minute while I tidy up.”
Bella whistled and pinched her nose. “Geez, Harry, when’s the last time you washed?”
The man stomped off the platform. “You know, I don’t get any respect around here.”
He waved a finger at the siblings. “Some of us don’t get the luxury of just sitting around waiting to be told what to do, you know. Some of us have to be proactive.”
Bella opened her mouth to protest, and Wendy held up a hand.
“Later,” Wendy said. “What do you have?”
The man sitting in front of Harry turned in the chair. He opened his mouth, as though he was about to say something, only to shut it again when he noticed John. He frowned and nodded. “Uh.”
Wendy waved a dismissive had. “He’s fine, Carter. What is it?”
Carter raised an eyebrow, hesitated for a second, then said, “Okay, well, you’re not going to believe this.”
He turned back to the computer terminal and continued working.
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