"Jim Munroe - Angry Young Spaceman" - читать интересную книгу автора (Munroe Jim)

saying, тАЬIтАЩll take it from here.тАЭ
тАЬSorry to get you here so early,тАЭ she said. тАЬI gotta get to work.тАЭ
I smiled at her. тАЬItтАЩs not that early.тАЭ I thought about last time we were
in a spaceport together, back when we were going out.
тАЬWell, I guess...тАЭ she said, folding her arms and looking at me.
тАЬThanks, eh,тАЭ I said at the same time.
тАЬOh, yeah,тАЭ she said. тАЬSkaggs wanted me to give you something to
remember the gang by.тАЭ
I put up my fists.
She laughed and fished out a moviedisk. I took it and tucked it in a side
pocket of the suitcase, then picked up both my bags.
тАЬSee ya,тАЭ I said, and she lifted her hand.
I turned away, trying to decide if I should go to the bar or check in first.
тАЬOh, and hereтАЩs something to remember me by,тАЭ Lisa said behind me,
and I reluctantly turned around, hoped it would be a hug rather than a
kiss.
It was a perfectly-aimed right hook, and it knocked me cold.
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тАЬLead the way, sir!тАЭ said the luggage-droid hovering above me.
I sat up, rubbed my jaw and neck tendons. My head was really
pounding now. There were a few curious onlookers, but as soon as I stood
up they lost interest.
тАЬWhere would you like me to carry your bags, sir?тАЭ chirped the
luggage-droid. It made my massive suitcase look infuriatingly light,
bouncing there in mid-air.
тАЬNowhere! Drop them,тАЭ I growled.
It set them down. I picked them up.
тАЬPlease deposit zero credits,тАЭ it said to my back, then buzzed away as it
realized the stupidity of that request.
I headed into the washroom. There was a medvac installed on the wall,
which was great тАФ it meant I didnтАЩt have to go rooting through my
suitcase. I set it to medium and stood in front of it as the healing rays
swept over my face. I shut my eyes (one hand on my suitcase) and smiled,
thinking about Lisa. She couldnтАЩt resist giving me a pug send-off. So
sentimental.
I spat in the sink тАФ no blood тАФ and felt my head. There was an egg
under my crewcut where my head had hit the ground, but it wasnтАЩt leaky.
The medvac had snapped off so I turned it on again, crouching awkwardly
so it could reach the back of my head.
A Yenatian sprung suddenly over the door of the toilet stall and made
me jump.
тАЬDo not move,тАЭ the medvac chastised with the voice of a grumpy nurse.
The Yenatian bounced to the door and out, his characteristically
innocent eyes looking me over. I tried not to glower at him. It wasnтАЩt his
fault that most of the universe was engineered for people with
door-opening appendages.
The medvac switched off. I checked the spot on my head, and other
than the residual numb tingle it was back to normal. I picked up my