"Steven Popkes - [SS] Bread and Circus" - читать интересную книгу автора (Popkes Steven)

тАЬWhatтАЩs the difference?тАЭ Mike started running onto the field. He didnтАЩt
like where this was going.
 тАЬTell you the truth, IтАЩm color blind. I only went into this business
because my father wanted me to. I wanted to be a musician.тАЭ

The resounding whacks between Carly and Tom sounded like
gunshots. Victor ran between them to stop it.

тАЬNo!тАЭ Mike yelled across the field.

тАЬI suppose youтАЩre right. My being a musician has nothing to do with
tile. I think your wifeтАЩs partial to Daffodil.тАЭ

Tom brought those jaws down on Victor and flung him off the field.
Victor screamed.

тАЬDaffodil!тАЭ shouted Mike and switched over to the staff channel to get
Doc Wilson.

Tom shook himself and looked around. He saw Victor writhing by the
net. Tom shook his head and backed away.

Victor lay still, panting. Wilson came up at a dead run and slapped
patchaderm kits on all of the open wounds. The patchaderm foamed like
bad beer and then set hard, showing the extent of each wound by a
distinctive color. Wilson ignored them, concentrating on correctly fastening
the leads on VictorтАЩs neck. He sank them deep into the flesh and looked at
the readout. Wilson visibly relaxed. He gestured at the readout. тАЬNo broken
bones or neurodamage. Just nasty trauma. These guys are built tough.тАЭ

Mike nodded and put a call down to the substitute pen. Victor was out
of the game. тАЬWarm up Vern. HeтАЩs got five minutes.тАЭ

****

Al: Whoa! Tom must be on a hair trigger tonight. ThatтАЩs a costly
mistake.

John: ThatтАЩs right. Not only is Victor now on the disabled list, the
referees are flagging a five-minute penalty on the Braves for unnecessary
roughness against a fellow team member. So the Braves will have to play
short-handed.

Al: ThatтАЩs longer than roughing against an opposing team member.
Why?
 John: ItтАЩs to reinforce sportsmanship, Al. Players have to be
reminded that theyтАЩre on the same team. It also gives the Coach time to
warm up a substitute player. It looks like Vernon HeBei is going to be
VictorтАЩs substitute. That could be exciting. This is his first time in the