The Phobos Maneuver
“xvii.
“Your move,” Petruzzelli’s ship said to her.
“Sorry. Was thinking.” She drew a virtual two of hearts from the virtual discard pile.
Twenty-five hours down. Twenty-five to go.
Twenty-five more hours of bluffing.
The ship, of course, made its move instantly. Even though it was playing with one hand tied behind its back, so to speak, it was still beating her.
“Your stress indicators are spiking,” it said. She’d selected its Luna-accented personality again, which made her think of the Fragg...er colonel, Miller. “Don’t be a sore loser.”
“Oh, frag off,” Petruzzelli muttered. She pressed her knees against the bars of the command gyrosphere. Felt the bruises from the centrifuge. Drew and discarded. Did the ship suspect what she was thinking? No, it couldn’t. If it suspected, it’d be working on her, trying to change her mind. Wouldn’t it?
She lost the game. Ran systems checks. Slept. Woke. Ate. Ran systems checks again.
Three hours out from Mars, the PLAN ambushed the fleet, with the usual results.MoreLess
“Your move,” Petruzzelli’s ship said to her.
“Sorry. Was thinking.” She drew a virtual two of hearts from the virtual discard pile.
Twenty-five hours down. Twenty-five to go.
Twenty-five more hours of bluffing.
The ship, of course, made its move instantly. Even though it was playing with one hand tied behind its back, so to speak, it was still beating her.
“Your stress indicators are spiking,” it said. She’d selected its Luna-accented personality again, which made her think of the Fragg...er colonel, Miller. “Don’t be a sore loser.”
“Oh, frag off,” Petruzzelli muttered. She pressed her knees against the bars of the command gyrosphere. Felt the bruises from the centrifuge. Drew and discarded. Did the ship suspect what she was thinking? No, it couldn’t. If it suspected, it’d be working on her, trying to change her mind. Wouldn’t it?
She lost the game. Ran systems checks. Slept. Woke. Ate. Ran systems checks again.
Three hours out from Mars, the PLAN ambushed the fleet, with the usual results.MoreLess
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