Chapter 25

           

           WhereveritwasinEuropethatwelanded,theweatherwasbetter.Welefttheblunt,windowlesssub-orbitalsittingonthefusedglassrunway,andwalkedtotheterminalbuildingthroughglintingsunlightthatwasaphysicalpressureonmybody,eventhroughmyjacket.Theskyabovewasanuncompromisingbluefromhorizontohorizon,andtheairfelthardanddry.Accordingtothepilot’stime-check,itwasstillonlymidafternoon.Ishruggedmywayoutofthejacket.

           "Shouldbealimowaitingforus,"Treppsaidoverhershoulder.

           Wepassed,withoutformality,intotheterminalandacrossazoneofmicro-climatewherepalmsandotherlessrecognisabletropicaliamadeabidforthemassiveglassceiling.Amistyraindrifteddownfromsprinklersystems,renderingtheairpleasantlydampafterthearidityoutside.Alongtheaislessetbetweenthetrees,childrenplayedandsqualled,andoldpeoplesatdozilyonwroughtironbenchesinaseeminglyimpossibleco-existence.Themiddlegenerationsweregatheredinknotsatcoffeestands,talkingwithmoregesticulationthanI’dseeninBayCityandseeminglyoblivioustothefactorsoftimeandschedulethatgovernmostterminalbuildings.

           IadjustedthejacketacrossmyshouldertocovermyweaponsasmuchaspossibleandfollowedTreppintothetrees.Itwasn’tquickenoughtobeatthegazeoftwosecurityguardsstandingunderapalmnearby,orthatofalittlegirlscuffinghertoesalongthesideoftheaisletowardsus.

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