Book 5: Chapter 70: Bill Gets a Call
Bill
June 2345
Epsilon Eridani
Iwas strolling through the woods on Ragnarök in manny form, enjoying the peace and quiet, when I got a ping from—from Icarus? I was so surprised I checked the head’s-up twice, but no mistake. I spun on my heel and began jogging for the lab building while I picked up the call.
“Icarus? Shouldn’t you be a hundred or so light-years away? Something happen?”
“Hi, Bill. Yeah, things didn’t go quite according to plan. So hey, why audio only? And what’s with all the extra firewalling? Have I missed something interesting?”
“Oh, much more than something. It’s been that kind of century.” I paused. “So is this a social call? I’ll be back in my lab in two minutes; then I can switch to virt and invite you over.”
“Ah, well, it’s kind of a good news/bad news thing, Bill.”
“Isn’t it always. Give.”