Book 4: Chapter 24: Interlude
Bob
July 2334
Virt
Hugh sat in a beanbag chair, nursing a coffee and staring into space. I’d forwarded our logs for the last few days, and he’d immediately invited himself over.
“Tranquilizer guns, huh?” He took a sip. “Interesting choice of weapon.”
“How so?”
“There are so many easier and less complex ways of taking out an opponent, starting with stabbing them and working up to a proper pistol with bullets. Heaven’s River isn’t a space station—you wouldn’t have to worry about making a hole. The shell material wouldn’t even notice a bullet up to a considerably larger caliber.”
“Okay. Anything we can learn from that?”
“Assuming the gun was stolen, which is reasonable, the Administrator seems to want to be careful not to kill anyone.” Hugh was silent for several moments more. “And the scattering. I think you’re right about the interpretation. Again, it would be easier to just kill people.”