Book 5: Chapter 27: Positive Results
Bill
October 2337
In Virt
“We got something.” Hugh waved a piece of paper at me from his video window. Still no in-person appearances.
It had been months since the Skippies had shut down their borders, and there was no indication of any progress or any timeline for going back to normal. Hugh wouldn’t even discuss what was going on, other than to repeat platitudes about “excess of caution” and “taking baby steps.” Still, the downside of being too casual about the situation was presumably far worse.
I materialized a coffee and sat down in my La-Z-Boy, drawing out the moment. Unless Hugh was talking about something entirely different, I was about to receive the first positive news about the possibility of FTL in almost a hundred years.
“Hit me,” I said, gesturing with my coffee.
“Well, it’s not that dramatic. A working wormhole didn’t just pop out of our printer. But the numbers are converging on a solution that doesn’t generate infinities.”
I frowned, a little disappointed. No solution just yet, apparently. “So how long until we have something I can use?”