Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 43

           SheerluckI’dleftitthatway.BythetimetherapidlysummonedUNforensicsteamarrivedonHeadintheCloudstotakeevidenceunderOrtega’sdirection,Trepphadvanished,ashadmygravharnessfromtheatmospheresamplingturretwhereI’dcomeaboard.Ididn’tknowwhetherOrtegaandBautistahadseenfittoletthemercenarygoinviewofthetestimonyshecouldgiveconcerningthePanamaRose,orifTrepphadsimplystaggeredoffstagebeforethepolicegotthere.Ortegahadvolunteerednoinformationandtherewasn’tenoughleftofourpreviousintimacyformetoaskheroutright.Thiswasthefirsttimewe’ddiscusseditopenly.

           Ortegascowledatme."Youaskingmetoequatethetwoofyou?"

           "Notaskingyoutodoanything,Kristin."Ishrugged."Butforwhatit’sworth,Idon’tseealotofgroundbetweenherandme."

           "Goonthinkinglikethat,nothing’lleverchangeforyou."

           "Kristin,nothingeverdoeschange."Ijerkedathumbbackatthecrowdoutside."You’llalwayshavemoronslikethat,swallowingbeliefpatternswholesotheydon’thavetothinkforthemselves.You’llalwayshavepeoplelikeKawaharaandtheBancroftstopushtheirbuttonsandcashinontheprogram.Peoplelikeyoutomakesurethegamerunssmoothlyandtherulesdon’tgetbrokentoooften.AndwhentheMethswanttobreaktherulesthemselves,they’llsendpeoplelikeTreppandmetodoit.That’sthetruth,Kristin.

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