The Magister (Earthkeep)
“"And now, Magisters Flossie Yotoma Lutu and Zella Terremoto Adverb are about to enter the Rotunda Gather-Room of the Places For The Heart. There they will present their final arguments for the abolition of the Kanshoubu. The Heart Members are taking their seats."* * * * * * *Bosca sat with her eyes closed, holding the tiny short-band communicator tab in her hand. She read the tacto-time in Zude's desk and checked once more the comstation monitor for incoming messages. With a sigh of r...esolve, she held up the communicator unit and slid the tiny Call orb to the right.Zude's flattened voice crackled through the small silver pad in Bosca's hand. "Adverb here." A background of animated voices surged around the words."Still no message, Magister," Bosca said. "I'll continue to stand by.""Okay. Thanks, Bosca." The voice held both an excited tension and a shade of disappointment. "We're about to go in," Zude added, "so you're on your own when the call comes through.""I know." Bosca paused. "¡Qué la fortuna te mire con buenos ojos!" Zude chuckled. "Abrazos." The silver tab went silent.Bosca set aside the comtab and closed her eyes again. Almost 30 minutes passed before a chime broke her reverie. On the comscreen appeared the head of a woman with long brown hair and a silver unicorn dangling from her ear. Bosca's hand rose involuntarily to rest gently upon the screen so that it covered the lower part of the woman's cheek. Technology augmented the moment, intensifying the dynamic contact that flared between the two women — Bosca in the Taiohaé Bay quarters of Zella Terremoto Adverb, and Jezebel Stronglaces on the northern island of New Zealand, 2,000 miles southwest of the Marquesas. Both women smiled, their eyes closed.MoreLess
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