Rocket Science: Chapter 37 – Exit stage wormhole
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. Marley looked puzzled. He looked more puzzled when the control surfaces began to move by themselves. “Engine firing initiated.” The console voiced its status report with more urgency. Marley tried to force-quit the application and shut-down his flablet. Rebooting the system made no difference to the status of the Anaconda. “Test complete. Initiating …
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Rocket Science: Chapter 36 – Pre-departure checks
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. Gaston Dimble and Insomniac Fluton tap-tap-tapped on their flablets. “The cargo hold is big enough for 3,000 giblets, unthrashed. They could be sold at a small profit off-world, although the margins are small.” “Possibly? We need certainties, Gaston.” Marley took another swig of strangbrew. They were seated around a diamond-shaped table at one …
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Rocket Science: Chapter 35 – To the Stars
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. “A little birdie told me that soon, you’ll be heading to the stars.” Moszkowski flashed a grin. “He is a star,” said Zeen. Marley rushed over. “So is Zorgeous over there. Zorgeous, you’ve done a fine job. I’ll wire 50,000 credits to your account.” Zorgeous looked sad. “I don’t have an account.” “Then …
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Rocket Science: Chapter 34 – The Anaconda
Dan WildPrevious chapter “I don’t believe you, Chuck Marley.” Gaston giggled.“I don’t care. But that’s what happened.” Marley did care. They watched the hologram of the V13 thruster as it settled next to the Fooolzian Trawler outside Doookie’s Spare Space Parts. The only way for Marley to convince Gaston was to deliberately exaggerate: “I saved the …
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Rocket Science: Chapter 33 – Firefight
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. “The exhibition is over.” Billyboy stepped forwards. Mr Kibbles backed away. “But we thank you for our arms. Boys?” Barrel raised his assault rifle, Martini his laser knife. Billyboy drew two pistols. “Sorry Kibbles, but you know Guthrie. You’ve known him a long time. And he thinks that head of yours has got …
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Rocket Science: Chapter 32 – Demonstration
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. Mr Kibbles bowed flamboyantly. The fire of youth burned in his eyes, and although he wore the clothes of someone half his age, he wore them with pride. Marley half-bowed. “This is quite a collection you have, sir.” Marley added the ‘sir’ as an afterthought. Mr Kibbles patted the fuselage of the V14 …
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Rocket Science: Chapter 31 – Accept this panel
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. He regathered his senses and rose to his feet, again. The security guard who had kicked him out looked vaguely into the distance, as if Marley never existed. He brushed his trousers and jacket.“I’m going.”The guard pretended not to hear. “Goodbye. Toodooloo.” Marley returned the way he came. As he walked past the …
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Rocket Science: Chapter 30 – Excessive Force
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. They did not look like the kind of ex-hipsters Marley expected at an exhibition. Too many smart jackets, trim hairstyles and no boots. Between the legs of the crowd, he perceived a cardboard sign leaning against the wall. It was too far away to read so he pulled out his flablet. He pointed …
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Rocket Science: Chapter 29 – Hipsters at an Exhibition
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. He took out his fold-up tablet, or flablet, and entered the exhibition address on the ticket stub: Odyssey Hall, 24 Paradox Close, Very Bad Ends. He pinched his fingers and zoomed the map out. The orange pulsating dot indicated he was 3 miles away from an industrial area with three petrochemical plants and …
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Rocket Science: Chapter 28 – Don’t play snooker after Bangers and Mash
Dan WildPrevious Chapter.. He stopped, stumbling and out of breath. This part of the Bad Ends was badder. The wiring above the crossroads was so haphazard that only an electrician with obsessive-compulsive disorder could hope to untangle it, if he wasn’t electrocuted first. A grubby street sign showed that Marley was on “Definitely Badder Street”. The …
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