The Experiment Read Online Free Page B
Author: Christopher Costanza
the protective field. I don’t know about you, but I’m not ok with that and I want to do something about it.”
He looked at me for a few seconds.
“So you’re not here for money or a good time?.. Actually I already knew that, I was watching you while the Director gave his speech. I could see it on your face. That’s why I came over here to talk with you… Follow me.”
I wasn’t quite sure what had just happened but I have a feeling it was a good thing…
Horus looked to be at least 40, maybe even 50. He had an odd look in his eyes, almost as if he knew something the rest of us didn’t. I could almost describe it as unwavering confidence and wisdom.
I wonder what he could possibly want from someone like me?..
As we walked, I was about to ask that very question and he said “Why you?.. Well most people in the science division are only here because their families could afford the academy. Most of them are money driven, shallow, and lack any real vision. That’s where the qualities I dislike seem to come from... I don’t need someone to second guess my work and try to outshine me; I just need help with certain things… and of course you’ll act as my private bodyguard when we go down to X-451. You’ll learn as you go, and I can promise that you’ll enjoy it much more than whatever else you would be doing… You don’t seem like a military guy anyway.”
“I guess that’s why they made me a first encounter specialist.”
Horus laughed. “Yes, that sounds more like it.”
He asked about my life back on Aeris and how I ended up joining the military. So I spent the next few minutes giving him my whole story. I guess he wanted to know exactly who I was… For whatever reason, I knew that I was about to become a part of something very important.
This was all so strange, between everything else that had happened and now this… It’s beginning to feel like a dream, almost as if I could wake up any moment and be back on Aeris. I just hoped I could do whatever it is he wanted of me. I could tell he was very particular and demanding just from our short time together.
As we continued on, he gave me a breif history of the Aurora station and explained what his science team would be doing on the planet.
“Since there was plenty of room on The Sirius 7 to bring extra personnel, the government and the ACI agreed the importance of thoroughly studying an Aeris-like planet warranted the extra time and money.”
He claimed if it were only a mining operation chaperoned by the military, the Sirius 7 would have set off over six months ago. Apparently his private division was even kept a secret from the public to avoid any problems with the massive amount of funding needed for top minds and equipment.
Horus came to a stop and pointed me in the direction of the personnel quarters.
“Go ahead and find an empty room… The ones on the left side are usually a littler bigger.”
He shook my hand again and said “I’ll come get you tomorrow morning and explain further. Oh, and I’d wander around after I settled in if I were you…
There’s a lot to see. The west side of the Asirium Hall has the best views and the nutrition center is on the way there.”
I was getting hungry so I decided to take his advice. It only took me a minute to find a room and I hadn’t brought anything with me, so I posted my information card on the door and headed for the west side of the Asirium Hall.
I was still in a state of utter amazement, to think so many people could be living up in space like this. It really was like a separate world; They even seemed different than everyone back home… I liked it.
There was no threat of war; it was just peace and silence surrounded by the beauty of space…
I walked the hall for hours, just taking in all the sights and technology on the Aurora. I had no idea what most of it was or what time it is but I didn’t care. I’d be in suspended animation for five years and there was no need to
He looked at me for a few seconds.
“So you’re not here for money or a good time?.. Actually I already knew that, I was watching you while the Director gave his speech. I could see it on your face. That’s why I came over here to talk with you… Follow me.”
I wasn’t quite sure what had just happened but I have a feeling it was a good thing…
Horus looked to be at least 40, maybe even 50. He had an odd look in his eyes, almost as if he knew something the rest of us didn’t. I could almost describe it as unwavering confidence and wisdom.
I wonder what he could possibly want from someone like me?..
As we walked, I was about to ask that very question and he said “Why you?.. Well most people in the science division are only here because their families could afford the academy. Most of them are money driven, shallow, and lack any real vision. That’s where the qualities I dislike seem to come from... I don’t need someone to second guess my work and try to outshine me; I just need help with certain things… and of course you’ll act as my private bodyguard when we go down to X-451. You’ll learn as you go, and I can promise that you’ll enjoy it much more than whatever else you would be doing… You don’t seem like a military guy anyway.”
“I guess that’s why they made me a first encounter specialist.”
Horus laughed. “Yes, that sounds more like it.”
He asked about my life back on Aeris and how I ended up joining the military. So I spent the next few minutes giving him my whole story. I guess he wanted to know exactly who I was… For whatever reason, I knew that I was about to become a part of something very important.
This was all so strange, between everything else that had happened and now this… It’s beginning to feel like a dream, almost as if I could wake up any moment and be back on Aeris. I just hoped I could do whatever it is he wanted of me. I could tell he was very particular and demanding just from our short time together.
As we continued on, he gave me a breif history of the Aurora station and explained what his science team would be doing on the planet.
“Since there was plenty of room on The Sirius 7 to bring extra personnel, the government and the ACI agreed the importance of thoroughly studying an Aeris-like planet warranted the extra time and money.”
He claimed if it were only a mining operation chaperoned by the military, the Sirius 7 would have set off over six months ago. Apparently his private division was even kept a secret from the public to avoid any problems with the massive amount of funding needed for top minds and equipment.
Horus came to a stop and pointed me in the direction of the personnel quarters.
“Go ahead and find an empty room… The ones on the left side are usually a littler bigger.”
He shook my hand again and said “I’ll come get you tomorrow morning and explain further. Oh, and I’d wander around after I settled in if I were you…
There’s a lot to see. The west side of the Asirium Hall has the best views and the nutrition center is on the way there.”
I was getting hungry so I decided to take his advice. It only took me a minute to find a room and I hadn’t brought anything with me, so I posted my information card on the door and headed for the west side of the Asirium Hall.
I was still in a state of utter amazement, to think so many people could be living up in space like this. It really was like a separate world; They even seemed different than everyone back home… I liked it.
There was no threat of war; it was just peace and silence surrounded by the beauty of space…
I walked the hall for hours, just taking in all the sights and technology on the Aurora. I had no idea what most of it was or what time it is but I didn’t care. I’d be in suspended animation for five years and there was no need to
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