Page 60 of Seamus: Unconventional
The door opens to an Almost empty hallway.
“Boss!” A Brother I don’t know yells from the other side of the hall. “Flight engineer said to wait for you and show you to the Ops overflow stations. I’m Chaps from Phoenix. I’m on for Randall.” He doesn’t know me since he was waiting by the stairs.
I jog his way, noticing his skeleton and bowed back at shoulder height. He slowly walks my way. “Seamus, thanks for waiting. This skeleton isn’t like the Ops one but it gets me from place to place.” I introduce me with a heads-up to my odd gate and sometimes unusual movements.
He smiles not lifting his head as I get closer. “Brinks said that Ops one is heavier. I’m walking with no pain, but end of day, I’m dragging.”
“It’s heavier but it was chipped to my back and moved for me. I have to think about movement in this one. I’m not on Ops regularly and don’t mind putting in the work. This one is new to me so I’m still in adapt mode.”
He laughs pointing but the door opens.
I nod stepping through. “Asa must have hooked my tracking in. It opens doors when I’m close to the keypad.”
“I need that coded for me. It logs you in?” He hits the pad as he asks.
“Yeah. Are you IT for Maestro?” I look around and see Tony and Asa working from empty stations. With the bend for my glasses, I misstep. “Fuck.” Landing with knees bent in a weird crouch, holding me up by a hand on the floor, I’m glad I didn’t face plant. I smile getting me up and pull the glasses without trying to walk and talk at the same time.
“Sorry. I’d have made that worse. Your legs okay?” Chaps is a good Brother.
I’d have pulled him down with me so I nod letting him see I’m not offended. “I’m paralyzed so I don’t feel them. The skeleton I learned with is full robotic that moved my feet in different boots.” I basically said the same thing walking in.
He nods and sits. “Virtual from where, Asa?”
Asa looks over with his glasses on. Thisnot-kidis cute as hell. “You to VP Marks, Rising.” Marks is FBI. I’m glad they’re involved again.
I go right to Tony and get my glasses on. “Jesus. This isn’t all Maestro.”
Tony doesn’t stop typing. “No, Pres, we’re virtual in Phoenix Ops or Ops on the ABSZ. Asa got us moved.”
I swipe but don’t see my teams. “Okay, where is my Ops room. Light was moving the surveillance team from there. Shadow is in a chopper.”
“Here, Pres Seamus.” Asa has my head turning and eyes closed. Holy shit.
I have to shake my head at the whizzing pictures. “Wait. I need just the hologram.”
“Roger, Boss. Akai say Boss Shadow chip show.” Chip show? The chip shows on the hologram board. He’s right but I don’t need both or all.
“No, they hooked us up so everyone on Ops is connected but we show on the hologram boards you all set up. I need just hologram on my glasses. Light is in here too. Add holograms and what I already see from the chip and I’m ready to dig the chip out myself and hand it to Alder. I already see the chip and every connection, Brother. Just hook me to the regular Lead view.”
I blink my eyes and smile at his embarrassed face with his lips in a perfect circle. “Oh. I fix.”
Tony hides his red smiling face. I bet it was the dig the chip out thing.
Closing my eyes, I watch the boards drop away so I have a normal amount and partner feeds listed on the side. “Thanks, Asa. I see my Club, normal BSC Control boards and teams.”
“You need more, I add to you side board.”
“This is perfect. I’ll ask if that changes.” I guess he’s IT for ABSZ but don’t ask.
My assumptions don’t end there. Since Shadow is on a chopper, I assume Ops is running.
Me: “Light, I’m on from the Air Club at Honor. Where are you and what do you need?”
Circuit: “Pres, he’s…” I hold my laugh in as Light gives Circuit a look and low growl I’ve only heard on engaged Ops.
Light: “Shadow is Lead for team Alpha. Prometheus is Team One.”
Me: I’m bent in half doing my best not to laugh at the Sean Connery voice that is speaking the words his text show.
