Threshold Shift
“He even keyed in half the numbers at one point before snatching his hand back. He couldn’t leave Jon, no matter how angry he was with him. Jon was his son. But he couldn’t just sit here and do nothing. Argon was probably already under siege, the human inhabitants fighting for their lives with limited ammunition and supplies against an enemy that vastly outnumbered them. Jake knew he could help them, if only for a little while. It would be a futile gesture, but it would be better than this. He w...as the Marshal and he needed to act.
With a sigh he gazed up at the spaceport tower through the reinforced windshield, the multi-coloured lights still blinking in repeating sequence. Roe was outside, sitting on the grass with her arms crossed, waiting. She believed Jon would convince Jeremiah to end the uprising and stop the killing. All he needed was time. She had asked him to believe as well. Jake had told her not to be so naive, he had shouted at her, berated her, and finally thrown up his arms and retreated into the transporter.MoreLess
With a sigh he gazed up at the spaceport tower through the reinforced windshield, the multi-coloured lights still blinking in repeating sequence. Roe was outside, sitting on the grass with her arms crossed, waiting. She believed Jon would convince Jeremiah to end the uprising and stop the killing. All he needed was time. She had asked him to believe as well. Jake had told her not to be so naive, he had shouted at her, berated her, and finally thrown up his arms and retreated into the transporter.MoreLess
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