The two
floated down the passageway, grabbing the handholds and correcting course on a
regular rhythm. Traveling zero G
passageways is a matter of bouncing from handhold to handhold, keeping a good
speed up but not going too fast, and making gentle vector corrections at every
point.
“You’ve done
well for yourself.” Captain Stewart
pondered “Sam is a lot of fun.”
“We work
well together.” Tim was noticeably annoyed “Just where do you know Sam from?”
“The academy,”
She was being coy now “It was her first year and I was doing a stint as combat
operations training assistant. She was
confused and vulnerable so I helped her adjust to military life and figure out
who she was.”
“Is that
what you thought of me?” Tim swung
around the corner and grabbed the handle next to the lock on the lab door.
“Oh lord
no! I just thought you were the hottest
fresh meat on the ship.” She looked at
him with a dirty grin “And my, oh my, was I right!” She winked at Tim.
“Well I’m
glad I made you happy.” He punched the
lock code into the console and opened the door.
He pulled the door open and gestured to the captain for her to
enter. She floated in to the lab as the
lights came on at about half illumination.
“What is the
lock code?”
“I’m not authorized
to share that with anyone, not even you.” Tim closed the door behind him “You
will have to get it from either Commander Dickerson or Captain Calhoun.”
“Very well,”
She smiled “Good to see you are taking this operation seriously.”
“I’ve become
a much better officer since then.”
“I never
said you were a bad officer, just that you were a good romp in the rack.”
“Thanks for
the vote of confidence.” Tim turned the
hologram on to the display they had just been looking at. “This is the latest mapping of mineral
deposits. Notice anything that catches
your eye?”
“Those are
awfully regular.” The captain pondered “And those geometric patterns suggest
some kind of deliberate purpose.”
“I suspect
those are control circuits.”
“Control
circuits for what?”
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