"(Brian Plante - Moondance" - читать интересную книгу автора (Plante Brian)

A WEEK LATER, on the Moon, Jerry saw the plummeting tool kit in plenty of
time to move his robot out of the way, but he stayed where he was, letting
the falling metal box take out one of his purposely outstretched manipulator
arms.

"Noonan, whassa matter with you?" the unit chief growled in his earpiece.

"I guess I wasn't paying attention," he responded.

"Get yourself over to the repair shop and get it fixed. Now!"

Jerry's robot didn't just walk across the crater -- it danced.

"So, it's number 60148 again, is it?" Audrey said when he shuffled into the
shop. Jerry?"

"Yeah, it's me," Jerry said.

Audrey worked over the arm perfunctorily, quickly popping a new one in its
place.

"You know," Jerry said, "I went to that club of yours last week and I was
wondering if I might have seen you. You weren't ... the lady in the green
jumpsuit, were you?"

"Sorry, no. I, um, didn't make it out to the club last week. Something
came up."

"Well, I had a pretty good time anyway"

"See, I told you so. Like I said, you're only as young as you feel. Who did
you dance with?"

"Just somebody. Some pretty young thing I met at the bar."

"Hmmm. Any interest there?"

"Yeah, I think so. She's a great little dancer and I think we might make a
good couple. Don't know if I'll be back at the Candy Bar though. Too noisy."

"Too bad for me," Audrey said, sighing. "But I hope it works out for you.
I guess I won't get that dance you promised me now, huh?"

"We could dance here, if you'd like."

"Sure. Hold on while I put on some music."

Audrey's robot went dead for a minute, then came back online. As a saxophone