The Lonely Whelk
“Occasionally a scientist would stop him to ask a question or make a suggestion, and John would give a cursory nod or a long-winded reply, depending on his interest in the subject.
One man stopped and looked at Kaia for a moment.
“She’s fine,” John said, before the man launched into some explanation about rocket fuel.
After he left, she asked, “Am I allowed to know everything that goes on around here?” She was surprised that no one felt the need to whisper about their projects or was concerned t...hat a stranger was listening in.
“No, but you have pretty high clearance,” John replied. “You’re working in the Door Room, and it’s nearly impossible to control everything that comes through the Doors. As a result, anyone that works in there has to be able to keep a secret.”
“What’s the biggest secret I’m allowed to know about?” Kaia asked, curious.
John pursed his lips for a second. “Probably the Whelk.”
“The one that landed on Septimar?”
“Yes.”
“Oh.”MoreLess
One man stopped and looked at Kaia for a moment.
“She’s fine,” John said, before the man launched into some explanation about rocket fuel.
After he left, she asked, “Am I allowed to know everything that goes on around here?” She was surprised that no one felt the need to whisper about their projects or was concerned t...hat a stranger was listening in.
“No, but you have pretty high clearance,” John replied. “You’re working in the Door Room, and it’s nearly impossible to control everything that comes through the Doors. As a result, anyone that works in there has to be able to keep a secret.”
“What’s the biggest secret I’m allowed to know about?” Kaia asked, curious.
John pursed his lips for a second. “Probably the Whelk.”
“The one that landed on Septimar?”
“Yes.”
“Oh.”MoreLess
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