Ryan
After Kelly leaves without even acknowledging Ryan’s presence, Charles turns, “I don’t think she liked that,” he says flatly, “never been good with that congratulations stuff, but I am pretty proud of her, she needs some growing up, hopefully this will help her along the right path.”
Charles nods as Ryan finishes, “Let me know if you guys need anything else.”
Anika
Star nods, “Well I think I saw Ryan at the Gym earlier with Charles, and I think Mark is still asleep. We were up late swimming, not sure on the rest,” she says stepping outside, but moves quickly aside as Kelly flies down the hall fairly quickly, “and well there is Kelly,” she says with a straight face.
Star turns to Anika, “Who should we look for, first?”
Mark
“Mark, thanks for being prompt, shut the door,” Mr. McCallister waits for you to do as instructed and take a seat as he walks around his desk and joins Mark in a chair next to him, for a more casual atmosphere. Mark hears the door lock, and the shutters close, and the lights brighten to compensate for the loss of outside light.
“I have a few questions for you, but first, I just wanted to take some time to brief you on the outcome of this mornings meeting with the UNJE staff. First off you have a new team member,” he pauses and rubs his temple, “Kelly Mitchell has been selected and added to the roster. She was not my first choice, but the committee seems to think she would make a good member to the team.”
He let the words sink in before continuing, “Now as team leader Mark, you have some important abilities as far as Legacy is concerned, even though each member is selected for the team, you get to decide who stays and who goes. You are responsible for the integrity of the team, you know them better then I do, better then the UNJE does, or at least you should. Miss Mitchell has some problems that were addressed that you need to be aware of. Her mind is well, before she came to this school she had a run in with Wesley Brown, also known as Neuro, a powerful mentalist with some sick and twisted tendencies. She believes that Neuro has left a piece of his psyche inside her mind, and somehow that piece of him is having an affect on her actions. This alarms me, because at any time, that weirdo can take over her mind, or that part of him, and we have no way of knowing when, or if even she has full control of her own faculties.”
“In the end she is on the team, but you will have to decide, if she is fit for the team. You don’t need to decide now, but observe her, if you say she goes, the UNJE will respect that, if you think you can work pass that issue, then that is your prerogative. But in the end, Mark you are responsible for the team, its readiness, and its health. You are the leader, it’s a big responsibility, but I am sure you can handle it. Its one of the reasons I pushed for you, you have hidden talents that are maturing inside you, and I know I can depend on you to do the right thing for the UNJE and Legacy,” Mr. McCallister says as he leans forward.
Mr. McCallister pauses and walks to his desk and then taps a button and speaks into a speaker, “Morning Miss Mitchell, I am busy at the moment, you are welcome to wait, and I will be with you in a few minutes.” He sighs and takes his seat once again next to Mark.
“Sorry about that, as leader of Legacy you will be expected to join us at the UNJE Policy meetings as best as your schedule allows. We are having one at ten this morning, don’t worry I know it is sudden, but I will provide you with everything you need to bring you up to speed. I should tell you, everything you’re about to find out is considered on a need to know basis, Mark. No one else, outside of myself, you and the members of the committee need to know this information. You will be properly briefed as to what information has been cleared for declassification, otherwise you keep it to yourself. This is serious business, you disclose something your not supposed, kiss goodbye your position, your membership, and your freedom. The boys upstairs will lock you away so far deep, you will never see the light of day,” he finishes by producing a data card, and hands it to Mark.
“By the way your moving rooms, as of today,” he says with a straight face, “Your new room is larger, and secure. You will be living in the East Wing, now as opposed to the West Wing, which means you will have new neighbors like Jun Min and myself. This is for security reasons, you will be privy to information that we don’t need the general student populace having access to. This network is secure, and not built by Tommy McKain,” he adds as if the statement should stand on its own.
“It is off the grid, but only used here on campus for secure traffic with the UNJE,” he finishes, his long speech, adjusting his glasses. Mr. McCallister takes a moment to let that all sink in, “Now for my questions, how is your progress on the Honor case coming, and do you require any logistical support, we have a four hundred and seventy million dollar budget we have at our disposal, if you need something just ask.”
Kelly
Kelly arrives at the office and finds the door locked. She can’t hear anything inside, but after a few minutes, she hears Mr. McCallister’s voice on the loudspeaker, “Morning Miss Mitchell, I am busy at the moment, you are welcome to wait, and I will be with you in a few minutes.”
Karen
As Karen walks down the hall to join Claire, she spots Star and Anika, talking with each other. Star sees Karen and waves, “Hi Karen, how are you this morning?” the android says in a soft voice.
