Torment
“Luckily, the designers had thought to include a touch-screen, user friendly interface. Their forethought made operating the very complex systems easy enough for anyone accustomed to using an ATM. Diagnostics, flight control, temperature—everything could be controlled from this single room. Austin had a working knowledge of how the system was supposed to work, though he’d only trained on it once. But he worked through the tiered options like an old pro, learning as he went and trying to give Mia... the impression he knew the system inside and out. She saw through his charade, but decided not to say anything. Paying attention seemed the better option.
“So,” Austin said, “Here is the food and water supply indicator. Plug in the number of people on board and it calculates how long the supplies will last. How many do we have on board?”
Mia counted on her fingers. “Ten. I think.”
Austin typed in ten and hit enter. The screen displayed three different answers based on different ration options.MoreLess
“So,” Austin said, “Here is the food and water supply indicator. Plug in the number of people on board and it calculates how long the supplies will last. How many do we have on board?”
Mia counted on her fingers. “Ten. I think.”
Austin typed in ten and hit enter. The screen displayed three different answers based on different ration options.MoreLess
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