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Chapter 8
MollyandCasewouldpracticeinzerogravity,hesaid,andacclimatizethemselvestoworkinginit.HewouldbriefthemonFreesideandtheVillaStraylight.ItwasunclearwhatRivierawassupposedtobedoing,butCasedidn’tfeellikeasking.Afewhoursaftertheirarrival,ArmitagehadsenthimintotheyellowmazetocallRivieraoutforameal.He’dfoundhimcurledlikeacatonathinpadoftemperfoam,naked,apparentlyasleep,hisheadorbitedbyarevolvinghaloofsmallwhitegeometricforms,cubes,spheres,andpyramids.`Hey,Riviera.’Theringcontinuedtorevolve.He’dgonebackandtoldArmitage.`He’sstoned,’Mollysaid,lookingupfromthedisassembledpartsofherfletcher.`Leavehimbe.’
Armitageseemedtothinkthatzero-gwouldaffectCase’sabilitytooperateinthematrix.`Don’tsweatit,’Caseargued,`IjackinandI’mnothere.It’sallthesame.’
`Youradrenalinelevelsarehigher,’Armitagesaid.`You’vestillgotSAS.Youwon’thavetimeforittowearoff.You’regoingtolearntoworkwithit.’
`SoIdotherunfromhere?’
`No.Practice,Case.Now.Upinthecorridor...’
Cyberspace,asthedeckpresentedit,hadnoparticularrelationshipwiththedeck’sphysicalwhereabouts.WhenCasejackedin,heopenedhiseyestothefamiliarconfigurationoftheEasternSeaboardFissionAuthority’sAztecpyramidofdata.
`Howyoudoing,Dixie?’
`I’mdead,Case.
