Gaian Consortium 03 - the Gaia Gambit
“The hacker sat in front of the bank of screens, fingers tapping away so quickly they were a pale blur against the dark gray keyboard, and she did not look up when they entered.“Don’t you even try it, you little bastard,” she muttered, and once again her fingers danced over the keyboard.Lira cleared her throat. “Um…Thorn said you had something?”“Yep. I have to keep working at it, though — it’s like a wormhole that keeps wanting to collapse while you’re in it. Anyway, I got in far enough that I was able to see what your Admiral sen Trannick was so keen on keeping hidden. Looks like he’s had huge amounts of cash funneled into a bunch of different accounts, some shell corporations, anything to keep too much of it from showing up in one place. No huge surprise, since that’s pretty much SOP for anyone who’s trying to hide large amounts of money.” She pounded in a few more commands on the keyboard.Figuring she might as well take advantage of the break in the other woman’s speech, Lira said, ...“That’s not all that surprising, though, is it?MoreLess
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