Primary Inversion
“I couldn’t sleep. The Delos day had no resonance with my internal clock. I wondered if Rex was in bed. What he would say tomorrow, in the early hours of darkness when humans here started their day? I lay naked under the frothy blue blankets, thinking about it. Then I rolled over. Again. And again. I wound the blanket so tight around my legs, I could barely move. I jerked off the covers and turned again, facing the console, the air cool on my skin.
A button the size of a coin had turned bl...ue on the console. I pushed it. “Yes?”
“Soz.” Rex’s voice rose out of the speaker.
My shoulders relaxed. “Heya.”
“Were you sleeping?”
“No. Just lying here.”
“Do you remember Jo Santis? That officer you bunked with in retraining a few years ago?”
“Vaguely.” Whatever had prompted that question?
“She told me something about you. I’ve been thinking about it.”
I didn’t like the sound of that.MoreLess
A button the size of a coin had turned bl...ue on the console. I pushed it. “Yes?”
“Soz.” Rex’s voice rose out of the speaker.
My shoulders relaxed. “Heya.”
“Were you sleeping?”
“No. Just lying here.”
“Do you remember Jo Santis? That officer you bunked with in retraining a few years ago?”
“Vaguely.” Whatever had prompted that question?
“She told me something about you. I’ve been thinking about it.”
I didn’t like the sound of that.MoreLess
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