"John Morressy - Rimrunners Home" - читать интересную книгу автора (Morressy John)

"Put the update on POP status with government and public on the cram, too. I
want all that clear in my mind by morning."

"Are you sure you don't want to talk any longer? Personal contact is an
important part of reacculturation," Korry said.

"So is sleep. I've been awake for most of the last three days. And I haven't
weighed a hundred kilos for a long time."

"If you'd like companionship, Van, we're authorized..." Jemma smiled and let her
voice trail into silence.

"Won't I need a permit?" Vanderhorst said, rising. "Thanks for the kind offer,
but I'll take care of my personal relations all by myself."

He left them with a definite feeling that there were a great many things about
the world of 2087 that he was not going to like.

He awoke to bright sunlight, his head bursting with information. The integration
of old and new was, as always, a confusing process. He felt blurry and out of
focus. Shutting his eyes tightly, he turned to the darker wall. After a time, he
rolled over on his back and propped himself on his elbows. He yawned luxuriously
and looked over the room. Like the Reacculturation Office, it was a turn of the
century setting. They were bringing him down gently this time.

He swung his legs over the side of the bed and rose cautiously. He felt more at
ease with normal gravity now than he had upon landing.

The apartment had a shower with a strong flow. The water was clear and free of
the stale reek of shipboard water. As he dried in the heat bay, soft notes
announced a call. He switched on the speaker.

"Did you enjoy the shower, Van? We tried to get one like the ones you had before
you went up."

"You don't have to recreate the world of my youth for me, Jemma. I can adjust.
I've done it before."

"We're only trying to make things as easy as we can."

"How about just letting me alone? I'm as updated as I want to be."

"You have press conferences today."

"They're never a problem. All I do is read the script POP has written for me."
"Tomorrow you meet with your financial advisors. It may take some time. Your
investments have grown complicated over the years."

"Anything else?"