What Kind of Fool?: A Science Fiction Comedy (These Foolish Things Book 2) by Battle J

Author:Battle, J [Battle, J]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Battlewrite
Published: 2015-07-06T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17 Then…I don't want to talk about it

'We should talk about this.'

Millie didn't want to talk about this; she knew exactly what was going to be said. She'd had Argu's performance streamed directly to her base and had been witness to his greatest failure. At the end, she’d stared at the display, desperately trying to extract the tiniest amount of pleasure or humour from what she'd seen. She even watched it again, in case she'd missed some subtle stroke of genius, a hidden jest that only the most perceptive would detect.

But, if it was there, it was so clever that even she couldn't see it.

Teddy held up his watch for her perusal. Against her will, she looked. Phil's dial was satisfyingly red, but the Universal dial was almost as red, and that wasn't good.

An audience of 120 billion had watched Argu's abysmal joke and the verdict was almost unanimous. Even those few who claimed to see the funny side were unable to be convincing in their support; it was nothing more than loyalty to the old joker.

'Well, I suppose we have to do something about it,' she said begrudgingly.

'That sounds like a good idea to me. What would you suggest?'

'That we reduce the campaign against Chandler?'

'Reduce?'

'I can't stop! There are…things in place that cannot easily be stopped.'

'Then a program of redress should be implemented.'

'What do you mean by that?'

'We all have our part to play in moving the Universe towards balance. If we all do our part to move those things that we can influence away from the red towards the black, then, one day, balance will be achieved.'

Millie looked down at her teddy. Why was he preaching to her now? Preaching to a future Lord High Fulcrum; it was an insult.

In any other situation she would have pounced on him and caused him great pain for the affront. But they were in the field and she would have to put her anger on the back burner; for a more appropriate time.

'So, what exactly do you want me to do?' It was hard for her to accept a specific instruction from her teddy, but there was not much she could do about it for now.

'I have an idea which I believe will make a significant shift towards the black for the Universe, and perhaps even for Chandler.'

Millie didn't like the sound of that; not at all.

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