"John G. Hemry - Do No Harm" - читать интересную книгу автора (Hemry John G)

two hours. Get this thing underway and get the tests done. Everybody else who isnтАЩt
part of the crew get off this ship now!тАЭ
Yasmina turned to go, but stopped when the director called out again. тАЬNot
you, Dr. Finshal. In light of the fact that we needed your assistance to correct this
problem with Sandra,тАЭ he added with a scowl at the chief designer, тАЬI think it would
be wise if you go along on the test voyage.тАЭ
тАЬI hope you enjoy the trip,тАЭ Kevlin whispered, taking a step away.
тАЬDr. Shan!тАЭ Kevlin barely avoided wincing as he turned to face the director.
тАЬYou, too. Since one type of doctor was able to diagnose a problem with Sandra,
having a physician along too might be a good idea.тАЭ
тАЬUm, but I need toтАФтАЭ
The director had already vanished down the passageway. Most of the
engineers vanished in his wake, leaving only the ten members of SandraтАЩs crew and
the two doctors.
тАЬThis is all your fault,тАЭ Kevlin grumbled to Yasmina. They were strapped into
acceleration seats at the back of SandraтАЩs main control room.
тАЬThink of it as an adventure if that helps you cope,тАЭ she replied.
тАЬAn adventure? WeтАЩre just going outside lunar orbit and coming back. Some
adventure.тАЭ Kevlin тАЬtappedтАЭ the virtual screen before his seat, bringing up different
images, pausing briefly when he reached one showing an outside view of Sandra still
docked to the station, EarthтАЩs globe floating serenely in the background. Someone
had positioned that shot with the skill of a public relations expert capturing an
important moment. Finally he settled on the crew status display, providing real-time
updates on important activity within the crewтАЩs bodies. тАЬSome of the crew members
were up all night,тАЭ he observed out loud.
тАЬReally?тАЭ Yasmina frowned. тАЬIтАЩve recommended against that sort of thing.тАЭ
тАЬTheyтАЩve been doped. Looks like pentastamine. Yup. As good as a full
nightтАЩs sleep.тАЭ
тАЬI donтАЩt care,тАЭ Yasmina grumbled. тАЬThereтАЩs no substitute for natural sleep.тАЭ
Kevlin shrugged. тАЬThe stuffтАЩs been testedтАФтАЭ
тАЬI know! I also know thereтАЩs a lot we still donтАЩt understand. The human body
and brain are incredibly complex.тАЭ
His reply was cut off when the captain raised her voice. тАЬSandra. Separate
from the station and proceed along preplanned track Alpha One.тАЭ
A cool female voice replied. тАЬCommand understood. Complying.тАЭ
YasminaтАЩs scowl deepened. тАЬI told them to have her repeat back the
command so they could be sure she actually had heard them right. But they
complained that was inefficient since they know everything about Sandra and how
sheтАЩll respond. YouтАЩd think their experience this morning would have suggested they
donтАЩt know everything about her.тАЭ
тАЬHer?тАЭ Kevlin asked. тАЬYouтАЩre talking about Sandra as if sheтАЩs alive, too.тАЭ
тАЬSo? Look.тАЭ She reached across and brought up a different display for him.
тАЬThis monitors all systems. What does that look like?тАЭ
 Before him, an image of Sandra loomed, the ghostly exterior allowing a clear
view of representations of subsystems depicted with visual cues for performance.
The power systemтАЩs branches pulsed green, the filaments of the command network
glowed golden throughout the ship, life support flared blue. тАЬI hadnтАЩt seen this
before,тАЭ Kevlin admitted. тАЬIt does look like a living thing. Is that just how the display
works?тАЭ
тАЬNot entirely. The ship integrates the latest tech using living models. ThereтАЩs a