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fine.
Different people are … different,” I said lamely. “I needed a moment to absorb what
I’d learned from reading Adika’s mind, but I’m ready to see Lucas now.”
Megan hesitated.
“I’ll see Lucas now,” I
repeated.
She sighed and gave in. “Lucas
is only twenty-one, but he’s by far the best qualified choice for your Tactical
Commander. He was deputy leader of Keith’s Tactical team.”
“You worked for Keith too,
so you must know Lucas well.”
“Yes. I came out of Lottery
with Keith thirteen years ago. Lucas joined us three years ago as a Tactical
team member. A person has to be exceptionally gifted to be imprinted for a
Telepath Unit position in a year when no true telepath is discovered, but
Lucas’s Lottery assessment scores were incredible. A year later, the deputy
leader of Keith’s Tactical team transferred to another post, and Lucas was
given the position.”
“I seem to be stealing
everyone’s deputies,” I said.
Megan smiled. “You’re our
big chance for promotion, Amber. Openings as team leader in a Telepath Unit are
incredibly rare. Moving from being deputy in a Telepath Unit to being a team
leader in another area would be a downwards career move. Telepath Units are the
highest prestige assignments in Law Enforcement. Even the team member positions
on Strike, Tactical and Liaison teams are rated Level 1.”
Megan left, and Lucas
walked into the room. He had unruly, light-brown hair, surprisingly dark eyes,
and an intense expression that abruptly changed into a grin as he looked at me.
“Are you reading me yet?”
I had to laugh. “Of course
not. You’ve only just walked through the door. You haven’t even sat down yet.”
He sat down opposite me,
and leaned forward eagerly. “I’m sitting down. Please read me now. My chance of
becoming your Tactical Commander depends on whether you like what’s in my head
or not, so I’m desperate for your answer.”
“Naturally, anything I see
is confidential.”
He shrugged, seemingly
uncaring about his privacy. “I’ve no secrets.”
I entered his mind, and it
was like being in the centre of a whirling Carnival crowd. The thoughts glittered
and shone, level upon level of them, racing past at incredible speed.
… is confidential! So
different from Keith. The way he teases people …
… still no pattern
at all. If there was only …
… of the occipital
alpha waves or even the cortical theta rhythm …
… reaction to first
reading of Megan was …
… and the parental relationship
differs totally from the previous …
… body language looks
favourable. Her first impression of me is …
… want this so much!
What will her approach be to …
… love her legs, but
her physical preference results from Lottery show I haven’t a hope of getting
into her …
When I first read Megan, I
was sucked down against my will into a morass of dark, churning emotions. With
Lucas, I was willingly plunging down through the levels of his mind, chasing
one shimmering image after another. I finally hit some that were completely
indecent, and surfaced, gurgling with laughter. I couldn’t be offended when the
images were down at the level that was more unconscious emotion than thought.
After years of Forge ignoring me, I found it rather flattering that Lucas lusted
after my legs and …
I sternly reminded myself
that I was supposed to be deciding whether I was happy with Lucas as my
Tactical Commander, not nosing round his unconscious fantasies. He was obviously
brilliant. His thoughts ran like multi-layered express belts, leaving me
sprinting madly in pursuit. Better yet, he was young, friendly, and delightfully
unconventional. For the first time, I realized how lonely I’d been since
Lottery started.
“You’re back out of my
mind,” Lucas said. “Well? Yes or no?”
I smiled at him. “Yes.”
“High up!” He jumped out
of his chair, punching the air with one hand, just like an over-excited kid on Teen
Level.
I laughed.
Different people are … different,” I said lamely. “I needed a moment to absorb what
I’d learned from reading Adika’s mind, but I’m ready to see Lucas now.”
Megan hesitated.
“I’ll see Lucas now,” I
repeated.
She sighed and gave in. “Lucas
is only twenty-one, but he’s by far the best qualified choice for your Tactical
Commander. He was deputy leader of Keith’s Tactical team.”
“You worked for Keith too,
so you must know Lucas well.”
“Yes. I came out of Lottery
with Keith thirteen years ago. Lucas joined us three years ago as a Tactical
team member. A person has to be exceptionally gifted to be imprinted for a
Telepath Unit position in a year when no true telepath is discovered, but
Lucas’s Lottery assessment scores were incredible. A year later, the deputy
leader of Keith’s Tactical team transferred to another post, and Lucas was
given the position.”
“I seem to be stealing
everyone’s deputies,” I said.
Megan smiled. “You’re our
big chance for promotion, Amber. Openings as team leader in a Telepath Unit are
incredibly rare. Moving from being deputy in a Telepath Unit to being a team
leader in another area would be a downwards career move. Telepath Units are the
highest prestige assignments in Law Enforcement. Even the team member positions
on Strike, Tactical and Liaison teams are rated Level 1.”
Megan left, and Lucas
walked into the room. He had unruly, light-brown hair, surprisingly dark eyes,
and an intense expression that abruptly changed into a grin as he looked at me.
“Are you reading me yet?”
I had to laugh. “Of course
not. You’ve only just walked through the door. You haven’t even sat down yet.”
He sat down opposite me,
and leaned forward eagerly. “I’m sitting down. Please read me now. My chance of
becoming your Tactical Commander depends on whether you like what’s in my head
or not, so I’m desperate for your answer.”
“Naturally, anything I see
is confidential.”
He shrugged, seemingly
uncaring about his privacy. “I’ve no secrets.”
I entered his mind, and it
was like being in the centre of a whirling Carnival crowd. The thoughts glittered
and shone, level upon level of them, racing past at incredible speed.
… is confidential! So
different from Keith. The way he teases people …
… still no pattern
at all. If there was only …
… of the occipital
alpha waves or even the cortical theta rhythm …
… reaction to first
reading of Megan was …
… and the parental relationship
differs totally from the previous …
… body language looks
favourable. Her first impression of me is …
… want this so much!
What will her approach be to …
… love her legs, but
her physical preference results from Lottery show I haven’t a hope of getting
into her …
When I first read Megan, I
was sucked down against my will into a morass of dark, churning emotions. With
Lucas, I was willingly plunging down through the levels of his mind, chasing
one shimmering image after another. I finally hit some that were completely
indecent, and surfaced, gurgling with laughter. I couldn’t be offended when the
images were down at the level that was more unconscious emotion than thought.
After years of Forge ignoring me, I found it rather flattering that Lucas lusted
after my legs and …
I sternly reminded myself
that I was supposed to be deciding whether I was happy with Lucas as my
Tactical Commander, not nosing round his unconscious fantasies. He was obviously
brilliant. His thoughts ran like multi-layered express belts, leaving me
sprinting madly in pursuit. Better yet, he was young, friendly, and delightfully
unconventional. For the first time, I realized how lonely I’d been since
Lottery started.
“You’re back out of my
mind,” Lucas said. “Well? Yes or no?”
I smiled at him. “Yes.”
“High up!” He jumped out
of his chair, punching the air with one hand, just like an over-excited kid on Teen
Level.
I laughed.
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