Nanotech doesn't work without fuel.Nanotech doesn't work without fuel." I nodded. "Oh," she continued, "I took the liberty of reactivating Voll. He's at the foot of your bed. You should be able to walk in a few days." "How's Amanda?" I asked. "Better. Tell me, what do you remember happening?" "Is this a debriefing?" "No. Etta wants to handle that personally." "Does that mean Amanda is in trouble?" "Kathy came out of it unscathed, so I'd say no. It was an accident, and that's how it's going on the books. There's a slight indication of operator error, but it's not enough to strip either Kathy or Amanda of rank." I relaxed. "Good. Well, I heard the first... it wasn't an explosion, really. It sounded more like a lot of metal being sheared violently. I ran down to the lab to see what was happening, and I saw that the Benetti field was running, and about to shatter the ceramic platform. I grabbed Kathy and I almost threw her out of there, but when I went back to Amanda she was just to heavy, so I tried to shield her from the explosion. I figured I was in better shape than she was. The explosion was a little more powerful than I figured, because I remember hearing the breach alarm, and the sound of air rushing. I don't remember much after that." "Well, I'll finish it for you. |