Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 2

           

           Ihelpedoneofthemohicansmanhandlethehatchdown,steadiedmyselfagainsttheliftofthecruiserandfoundmywaytoawindowseat.Aswespiralledup,Icranedmynecktokeepthecrowdbelowinsight.Thetransportstraightenedoutaboutahundredmetresupanddroppeditsnoseslightly.IsankbackintothearmsoftheautomouldandfoundOrtegawatchingme.

           "Stillcurioushuh?"shesaid.

           "Ifeellikeatourist.Answermeaquestion?"

           "IfIcan."

           "Well,iftheseguysdon’tpractisebirthcontrol,there’sgottobeanawfullotofthem,right.AndEarthisn’texactlyahiveofactivitythesedays,soWhyaren’ttheyrunningthings?"

           Ortegaandhermenswappedasetofunpleasantsmiles."Storage,"saidthemohicanonmyleft.

           Islappedmyselfonthebackoftheneck,andthenwonderedifthegesturewasinusehere.It’sthestandardsiteforacorticalstack,afterall,butthenculturalquirksdon’talwaysworklikethat.

           "Storage.Ofcourse."Ilookedaroundattheirfaces."There’snospecialexemptionforthem?"

           "Nope."Forsomereason,thislittleexchangeseemedtohavemadeusallbuddies.Theywererelaxing.Thesamemohicanwentontoelaborate."Tenyearsorthreemonths,it’sallthesametothem.Adeathsentenceeverytime.Theynevercomeoffstack.It’scute,huh?"

           Inodded."Verytidy.

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