7-076: Illuminator – Senior Staff Lounge
Nanny
“That’s right, she likes to be called Nanny; I think she likes to reinforce the myth. I actually have another name I use for her…”
Whatever that is, Mallory doesn’t volunteer it.
Candour
“What’s the matter Oliver? Don’t you like dancing? Maybe we could cut a rug later?”
Competence
“Creative Cybertechs aren’t actually that easy to find. It is true there is no shortage of people who can fix a broken one or operate a piece of software, but research, inference, synthesis – like reading your hermit’s files, that’s not so common. So it could be that.”
She takes a sip of her drink and purses her lips, “but it could be the other thing too, and remember they’re not mutually exclusive.”
She brightens, “But it’s not my intention to be melodramatic and put a downer on the evening, so tell me about yourself.”
Nanny
Oliver obviously looks curious about the new name. “Care to share it?”
Candour
“Well… I haven’t danced in a very long time.”
Competence
“Well, I am good at what I do. I won’t shy away from that.”
He takes another sip. “Myself? Uhh… unfortunately not much beyond my career choices. I get very lost in my work and I enjoy it… otherwise I like to build and fix things. What about yourself?”