Mindscape: book 2 of the New Frontiers Series
“Bishop said.
“McAdams?”
“After you, sir,” she said.
He nodded and they walked to the elevator together.
“Where are we going?” she asked.
“For a drink.”
“A drink, sir?” she asked, frowning.
He cast her a grim look. “It’s not like we can actually get drunk, Commander. The effects are simulated, and they’ll pass as soon as we want them to.”
“I know, sir, but…”
Alexander waved the elevator open and they walked in. The doors slid shut behind them, and he selected Officer’s Lounge (75) from the contr...ol panel. “But?” he prompted, turning to her. The lift tube started upward, pressing them momentarily harder against the floor.
Her expression was troubled. “It seems wrong to be toasting up here while millions of people are dying back on Earth.”
“Who said anything about toasting? Why do you think I need a drink? It’s not going to hurt you to virtually numb your senses for a while, Commander.”
McAdams nodded reluctantly. “Yes, sir.”
* * * “You have to get me an audience with the president,”MoreLess
“McAdams?”
“After you, sir,” she said.
He nodded and they walked to the elevator together.
“Where are we going?” she asked.
“For a drink.”
“A drink, sir?” she asked, frowning.
He cast her a grim look. “It’s not like we can actually get drunk, Commander. The effects are simulated, and they’ll pass as soon as we want them to.”
“I know, sir, but…”
Alexander waved the elevator open and they walked in. The doors slid shut behind them, and he selected Officer’s Lounge (75) from the contr...ol panel. “But?” he prompted, turning to her. The lift tube started upward, pressing them momentarily harder against the floor.
Her expression was troubled. “It seems wrong to be toasting up here while millions of people are dying back on Earth.”
“Who said anything about toasting? Why do you think I need a drink? It’s not going to hurt you to virtually numb your senses for a while, Commander.”
McAdams nodded reluctantly. “Yes, sir.”
* * * “You have to get me an audience with the president,”MoreLess
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