We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

Book 5: Chapter 2: Mending Fences

Book 5: Chapter 2: Mending Fences

Bill

January 2336

Ragnarök

Iwas reviewing the most recent eco-survey of Ragnarök when I got a message from Hugh. My eyebrow went up in mild surprise. He and I hadn’t really talked much since the end of the Heaven’s River adventure. Although I don’t think either of us had actually tried to be antagonistic, we’d managed to leave things with some hard feelings. Well, okay, maybe mostly me. I was still a little burned about Hugh trading SURGE drive and SCUT communications technology with ANEC, the Heaven’s River administrator, without so much as a by-your-leave. Although I had to admit the AI tech he’d gotten in return was probably a good deal.

Anyway, it probably won’t be all that dramatic. Really, most of the examples of drama that I can think of are bad. So hopefully just a few short speeches and some miscellaneous geekery. And food.

I’ve attached a token in case you decide to come.

Hugh

I checked the attachment. Tokens were a new security item, introduced in the aftermath of the Starfleet War. They allowed the registered holder to enter a private network between a given set of times, with possibly some limitations in terms of mobility or data access. All part of the new balkanized Bobiverse. It was a sad thing that replicative drift had reached the point where you couldn’t automatically trust other Bobs.

I wasn’t really busy these days, so after a few mils of thought, I decided I’d take him up on his offer. And maybe mend a few fences. I added the item to my calendar and moved on to my next TODO. řaΝȪΒËš