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.When the beauty faded, themen would fade too.Ava had cast her lot with beauty and with men, neither of which were reliablein the long term.AndGredel knew if she remained with Lamey, or with some other linkboy, she wouldbe following Ava s path.The next morning she took a pair of bags to Caro s place and let herself in.Caro was asleep, so far gone in torpor that she didn t wake when Gredel paddedinto the bedroom and took her wallet with its identification.Gredel slippedout again and went to a bank, where she opened an account in the name ofCaroline, Lady Sula, and deposited three-quarters of what Lamey had given her.file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/harry%20kruis.Dead%20Empire's%20Fall%2001%20-%20The%20Praxis.html (160 of 310)19-2-2006 4:01:17Williams, Walter Jon - [Dead Empire's Fall 01] - The PraxisWhen asked for a thumbprint, she gave her own.NINE My lord? said Cadet Seisho. I m looking at a transmission, and RecruitLevoisier says something about the captain that I m not sure about& Martinez glanced at his sleeve display, which showed the cadet ssmooth-cheeked face. Does she say that she s going to kill the captain, maimhim, assault him, or disobey the captain s orders? Seisho blinked. No, my lord.It s& more personal than that. Morepersonal? Martinez wondered.Then he decided it was better not to know. If it s not assault, death, disobedience, or sabotage, it s not treason, hesaid. Pass it. Seisho nodded. Very good, my lord. Anything else? No, my lord. Then good-bye. The sleeve returned to its normal mourning pallor.Martinez turned back to hisown work or rather, Koslowski s.The senior lieutenant was off with the teampracticing, and Martinez was standingKoslowski s watch as well as his own.Pulling together with the team involved more than just standing watches.Martinez had been put on a hellish number of boards and other collateral dutyPage 114 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlassignments.He was the Library and EntertainmentOfficer, the Military Constable Officer, and the Cryptography SecurityOfficer at least cryptography was more in his line of specialty.He was on theWardroom Advisory Board and the Enlisted MessAdvisory Board.He audited the accounts for the officers and general mess,which called for accounting skills he didn t possess.He was on the Hull Boardand the Weapons Safety Board, as well as the CadetExamination Board, the Enlisted Examining Board, and the Cryptography Board.He was on the Relief Board, intended to help people in distress, which meantthat enlisted personnel were constantly hounding him with their hard-luckstories in hopes of getting money.And lastly, he was also officer in charge of censoring the ship s mail, a jobhe was happy to shovel ontofile:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/harry%20kruis.Dead%20Empire's%20Fall%2001%20-%20The%20Praxis.html (161 of 310)19-2-2006 4:01:17Williams, Walter Jon - [Dead Empire's Fall 01] - The PraxisSeisho and a couple other cadets.In fact the cadets and some of the more reliable warrant officers were gettingas much of his work as he could safely unload, though he kept anythinginvolving equipment or money in his own hands.At the moment he was puzzling over wardroom funds.The three lieutenants wererequired to contribute sums to their mess, intended for the most part to bespent on liquor and delicacies, though some money vanished as under-the-tablepayoffs to maintain the style of the wardroom steward in civilian life aprofessional chef and large sums seemed to be employed for the purposes ofgambling on football games.SinceCorona had a successful season, and most ofthe bets were winners, this didn t appear to be a problem.What disturbed Martinez most was inventory.The wardroom mess had paid for agood many items that were no longer in stock.It was possible that enlistedpersonnel were somehow pilfering, though it seemed unlikely, given thatwardroom supplies were kept separately under lock and key.It was likewisepossible that the wardroom steward, who had a key, was skimming.But sincemost of the items seemed to have vanished sinceCorona had been docked atMagaria s ring station, Martinez suspected that the officers themselves weretaking the stuff away, perhaps to give as presents to woman friends inMagaria s ring station or skyhook towns.But in that case, why didn t the officers simply sign for the items? They dpaid for them, after all.Martinez had verified with his own eyes that the items had existed.He hadsigned for them.And now they were gone.He drummed his fingers on the edge of the display.This might be another goodmoment to schedule a talk with Alikhan.His left cuff button chirped again, and Martinez, assuming another query fromSeisho, glared as he told the display to answer the call. Martinez.What is it? The face that appeared on his sleeve answered his glare with an apologeticlook. This is Dietrich at the airlock, my lord.The military constables arehere with three of our liberty people. Dietrich was one of the two guards on duty at the port to the ring station. Are they drunk? Martinez asked.Dietrich s eyes cut away, outside the frame of the camera, then back toMartinez. Not at the moment, my lord. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/harry%20kruis [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.When the beauty faded, themen would fade too.Ava had cast her lot with beauty and with men, neither of which were reliablein the long term.AndGredel knew if she remained with Lamey, or with some other linkboy, she wouldbe following Ava s path.The next morning she took a pair of bags to Caro s place and let herself in.Caro was asleep, so far gone in torpor that she didn t wake when Gredel paddedinto the bedroom and took her wallet with its identification.Gredel slippedout again and went to a bank, where she opened an account in the name ofCaroline, Lady Sula, and deposited three-quarters of what Lamey had given her.file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/harry%20kruis.Dead%20Empire's%20Fall%2001%20-%20The%20Praxis.html (160 of 310)19-2-2006 4:01:17Williams, Walter Jon - [Dead Empire's Fall 01] - The PraxisWhen asked for a thumbprint, she gave her own.NINE My lord? said Cadet Seisho. I m looking at a transmission, and RecruitLevoisier says something about the captain that I m not sure about& Martinez glanced at his sleeve display, which showed the cadet ssmooth-cheeked face. Does she say that she s going to kill the captain, maimhim, assault him, or disobey the captain s orders? Seisho blinked. No, my lord.It s& more personal than that. Morepersonal? Martinez wondered.Then he decided it was better not to know. If it s not assault, death, disobedience, or sabotage, it s not treason, hesaid. Pass it. Seisho nodded. Very good, my lord. Anything else? No, my lord. Then good-bye. The sleeve returned to its normal mourning pallor.Martinez turned back to hisown work or rather, Koslowski s.The senior lieutenant was off with the teampracticing, and Martinez was standingKoslowski s watch as well as his own.Pulling together with the team involved more than just standing watches.Martinez had been put on a hellish number of boards and other collateral dutyPage 114 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlassignments.He was the Library and EntertainmentOfficer, the Military Constable Officer, and the Cryptography SecurityOfficer at least cryptography was more in his line of specialty.He was on theWardroom Advisory Board and the Enlisted MessAdvisory Board.He audited the accounts for the officers and general mess,which called for accounting skills he didn t possess.He was on the Hull Boardand the Weapons Safety Board, as well as the CadetExamination Board, the Enlisted Examining Board, and the Cryptography Board.He was on the Relief Board, intended to help people in distress, which meantthat enlisted personnel were constantly hounding him with their hard-luckstories in hopes of getting money.And lastly, he was also officer in charge of censoring the ship s mail, a jobhe was happy to shovel ontofile:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/harry%20kruis.Dead%20Empire's%20Fall%2001%20-%20The%20Praxis.html (161 of 310)19-2-2006 4:01:17Williams, Walter Jon - [Dead Empire's Fall 01] - The PraxisSeisho and a couple other cadets.In fact the cadets and some of the more reliable warrant officers were gettingas much of his work as he could safely unload, though he kept anythinginvolving equipment or money in his own hands.At the moment he was puzzling over wardroom funds.The three lieutenants wererequired to contribute sums to their mess, intended for the most part to bespent on liquor and delicacies, though some money vanished as under-the-tablepayoffs to maintain the style of the wardroom steward in civilian life aprofessional chef and large sums seemed to be employed for the purposes ofgambling on football games.SinceCorona had a successful season, and most ofthe bets were winners, this didn t appear to be a problem.What disturbed Martinez most was inventory.The wardroom mess had paid for agood many items that were no longer in stock.It was possible that enlistedpersonnel were somehow pilfering, though it seemed unlikely, given thatwardroom supplies were kept separately under lock and key.It was likewisepossible that the wardroom steward, who had a key, was skimming.But sincemost of the items seemed to have vanished sinceCorona had been docked atMagaria s ring station, Martinez suspected that the officers themselves weretaking the stuff away, perhaps to give as presents to woman friends inMagaria s ring station or skyhook towns.But in that case, why didn t the officers simply sign for the items? They dpaid for them, after all.Martinez had verified with his own eyes that the items had existed.He hadsigned for them.And now they were gone.He drummed his fingers on the edge of the display.This might be another goodmoment to schedule a talk with Alikhan.His left cuff button chirped again, and Martinez, assuming another query fromSeisho, glared as he told the display to answer the call. Martinez.What is it? The face that appeared on his sleeve answered his glare with an apologeticlook. This is Dietrich at the airlock, my lord.The military constables arehere with three of our liberty people. Dietrich was one of the two guards on duty at the port to the ring station. Are they drunk? Martinez asked.Dietrich s eyes cut away, outside the frame of the camera, then back toMartinez. Not at the moment, my lord. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/harry%20kruis [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]