9-009: Maldemar 732, Engineering Ops
Sure.
Erin strokes the little dome again, “yeah, it’s why I bought this little enclosure. It’s supposed to do those things automatically, and keep it alive if we lose air or gravity without all that dirt being a safety hazard if it gets loose.”
“Two guys or one guy who is two guys?”
She pauses, “how much of a risk do you think he really is?”
“Well that’s certainly handy.” He will peer closer into the enclosure.
“One guy who is two guys, who are technically no guys. One is dead and one doesn’t exist.”
He ponders. “Dangerous enough to have four of the main branches take a call immediately after hearing he’s still alive. He seems like he might be a lot cleverer than I am… at least in the fields I’m trained in.”
He mimicks Erin and gives the dome a little stroke. “I just need to be smarter and more creative with the tool’s he’s provided me.”