Floxham Island ~ Sinclair V-Log AZ267/M Read Online Free Page A

face
tighten up. It feels strange but it’s not painful and when you’re
done, the whole effect is a cleaner, fresher and younger looking
face. When the procedure was finished I was pleased. In the space
of one afternoon I’d got my man restrained, been installed within a
first class cabin with private bathroom and offered a free cruise,
had my hair seen to and several years taken off my face. The leggy
blonde also received a large tip along with my Unicom number just
in case, and I went to check out what other delights the liner
offered.
     
     
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CHAPTER
TWO
     
    As I think back
now, I’ve been doing this job for almost fifteen years and in all
that time I haven’t taken much time off and I can’t remember the
last time I actually had a holiday, so when Captain Hann offered me
the run of the liner for the three days it would take to get to
Floxham 4, I took full advantage. Apart from checking in with
Nembier every day to make sure he was behaving himself, my time was
my own and I spent my days relaxing by the pool on the sun deck and
my nights enjoying the leggy blonde. Boy did she know how to please
a guy and it was with more than a little reluctance that I checked
in with Hann on the morning before our arrival at Floxham 4 to
thank him for his hospitality.
    “Thank you
Captain for your hospitality,” I smiled as I extended my hand.
“I’ll have Nembier installed in my ship once we get into orbit
around Floxham and we’ll be out of your hair.” He shook my hand and
offered me a seat before making me an offer I still don’t know to
this day I was wise to accept. It seemed like the sensible thing to
do at the time so I didn’t hesitate and maybe the leggy blonde was
partly to blame.
    “You’re very
welcome Mr Sinclair but there’s really no need to take your own
ship down to Floxham. As I told you when you first arrived on
board, we have supplies and visitors to deliver to the prison,
after which the liner continues on to The Oasis. After a day in the
sun we return to pick up the visitors, before continuing with the
cruise. If you wish, you can tag along in our shuttle for the trip
and continue with us after we return to pick you all up; at least
until you get yourself another job. You’re more than welcome to
remain on board for as long as you wish and I will admit that
having an official law enforcer on board is good for passenger
morale.”
    This was the
defining moment of the job. Looking back on it now in the cold
light of day, I could’ve done so many things differently but at the
time it seemed the obvious thing to do and despite everything, I
was beginning to like Hann and our little power game that I was
happy to let him win so he would remain gracious and helpful. It
didn’t take me long to accept and the thought of spending a few
more nights with the blonde’s long legs wrapped round me was more
than a little persuasive. Memories of her and the skill with which
she lured me into a state of complete euphoria soon had me smiling
as I returned to my room to packed my stuff before making a trip to
my ship for anything I thought I might need, and how many times
since then I’ve wondered whether I made the right decision, I can’t
begin to count.
    An area at the
rear of the shuttle was blocked off with some spare wall boards so
Nembier could be adequately restrained without the passengers
getting upset at seeing him. Two of Hann’s security guards returned
with me to the quarantine room and together with the two
mountainous medical aides who helped me get the blood sample from
him three days before, the five of us had him installed within the
shuttle without a fuss. Hann shook my hand once again as the
passengers and crew loaded and I was pleased to see that Flark, who
I found out was actually called Commander Morry Laymon, would be
Captain for our sojourn to Floxham. Try as I might, I just couldn’t
see him as Morry; he’d always be Flark to me. Thirty minutes later
we left the belly of