Pegasus in Space
“Incredulity and outrage colored Johnny Greene’s voice as Peter Reidinger arrived at the admiral’s lounge, promptly at 2130 hours. “Asked their permission to move the freighter?”
“Or so the company spokesman informed me,” the admiral said, his tone amused.
“Then that captain should have asked our permission for tangling in our net,” Johnny said.
“The net was not where it was supposed to be,” Dirk replied in the manner of someone reporting conversation. “Good evening, Pete. Barney, see what Mr. R...eidinger wants to drink.”
“Lit up like a Christmas tree,” Johnny went on, “dense enough to be clearly visible on the antiquated screens those tubs use, and three klicks from where he should have been to reach the mooring Honeybald assigned him. That captain is suffering from a serious visual malfunction.” Then as an afterthought, “Or he wasn’t even on the bridge.”
“How did you know?” Dirk said, grinning. “And he’s captain no longer.”
“Good!” Johnny took a swig of his drink like a toast to that dismissal.MoreLess
“Or so the company spokesman informed me,” the admiral said, his tone amused.
“Then that captain should have asked our permission for tangling in our net,” Johnny said.
“The net was not where it was supposed to be,” Dirk replied in the manner of someone reporting conversation. “Good evening, Pete. Barney, see what Mr. R...eidinger wants to drink.”
“Lit up like a Christmas tree,” Johnny went on, “dense enough to be clearly visible on the antiquated screens those tubs use, and three klicks from where he should have been to reach the mooring Honeybald assigned him. That captain is suffering from a serious visual malfunction.” Then as an afterthought, “Or he wasn’t even on the bridge.”
“How did you know?” Dirk said, grinning. “And he’s captain no longer.”
“Good!” Johnny took a swig of his drink like a toast to that dismissal.MoreLess
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