Farthest Reef
“The enclosure was far more elaborate than he’d thought would be necessary to keep the clicks alive. Standing before the huge curving glass wall that contained them, all he could see was the reflection of the laboratory. “One-way glass?” asked Alex. “Or are you just pretending the clicks are here.”“Oh, they’re in there, all right,” said Matt Howarth. “We keep it dark … like their home on Jupiter.”Alex put his hand up to the glass trying to see inside. “Is there a way we can see them?”“I was gett...ing to that,” interrupted Matt, signaling with a nod to Jeanne. She touched her temple and muttered some orders to someone unseen.“You’re wearing com-tabs,” Mary whispered. “Are you …?”“No, Mary,” answered Jeanne. “I’m not a Sensor, but I had a BioCom system installed. Like you, I had it done for the mission. Built in com tabs are optional, of course … for us. But if it gives you an edge … well, bite the bullet, right?”Alex wasn’t sure if Mary Seventeen was being slighted by Jeanne.MoreLess
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