Lacuna: Demons of the Void
“***** Sydney Australia Two hours earlier The tyres of the giant jet squealed as they touched down at Sydney airport. The giant Boeing 747 slowly rolled to a stop. As the aircraft taxied to the terminal, Liao mused angrily over the circumstances that had brought her here.
She was a career naval officer and she had enlisted from a young age, something she had done against the objections of her parents who wanted her to be a homemaker... but Liao had ambitions. This was probably the result of her father’s encouragement.
“If you aim for the mud and dirt,” he was fond of saying, “...but manage to poke your head out a bit, you think you’re doing pretty well, even if you’re really just a fool covered in slop.”
A dramatic pause here. Her father loved dramatic pauses, much to Liao’s chagrin.
“But if you aim for the stars and only make it to the Moon, then you’ve accomplished great things even if you don’t recognise them.”
Liao wanted to accomplish great things. Yet, here she was, visiting one ...of the PRC’s minor trading allies to inspect their so-called advanced technology.MoreLess
She was a career naval officer and she had enlisted from a young age, something she had done against the objections of her parents who wanted her to be a homemaker... but Liao had ambitions. This was probably the result of her father’s encouragement.
“If you aim for the mud and dirt,” he was fond of saying, “...but manage to poke your head out a bit, you think you’re doing pretty well, even if you’re really just a fool covered in slop.”
A dramatic pause here. Her father loved dramatic pauses, much to Liao’s chagrin.
“But if you aim for the stars and only make it to the Moon, then you’ve accomplished great things even if you don’t recognise them.”
Liao wanted to accomplish great things. Yet, here she was, visiting one ...of the PRC’s minor trading allies to inspect their so-called advanced technology.MoreLess
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