Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 19

           Itwasthoughtyoursleevecouldbeusedinahumiliationbout.Faked,ofcourse,wewouldneverdreamoftheactualthinghere.Thatwouldbe,well,criminal?"Carnagepauseddramatically."Butthenitwasdecidedthathumiliationfightswerenotthe,uh,thespiritoftheestablishment.Aloweringoftone,youunderstand.Notarealcontest.Shamereally,withallthefriendsyou’vemade,itwouldhavebeenabigcrowd-puller."

           Iwasn’treallylisteningtohim,butitdawnedonmethatRykerwasbeinginsultedandIpivotedawayfromtheglasstofixCarnagewithwhatseemedlikeanappropriateglare.

           "ButIdigress,"thesyntheticwentonsmoothly."WhatImeanttosayisthatyourneurachemistothissystemasmyvoiceistothatofAnchanaSalomao.This,"hegesturedoncemoreatthetank,"isKhumaloneurachem,patentedbyCapeNeuronicsonlylastyear.Adevelopmentofalmostspiritualproportions.Therearenosynapticchemicalamplifiers,noservochipsorimplantedwiring.Thesystemisgrownin,anditrespondsdirectlytothought.Considerthat,detective.Nooneoffworldhasityet,theUNarethoughttobeconsideringaten-yearcolonialembargo,thoughmyselfIdoubttheefficacyofsuch"

           "Carnage."Ortegadriftedinbehindhim,impatiently."Whyhaven’tyoudecantedtheotherfighteryet?"

           "Butwearedoing,lieutenant."Carnagewavedonehandattherackofbodytubesontheleft.Frombehindthemcamethesoundofprowlingheavymachinery.

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