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Chapter 24
Fate Rewards the Brave
Constable Walker has been invited back to the Garrison to have another chat with TedTalker and CandiCrush.
In her office!
For a military office this one is neat and tidy in the extreme. A simple, pale grey blind has already been lowered obscuring the view in through the window. Along one wall there are locked cabinets, and on the opposite wall there’s a framed painting of a magnificent fully rigged man-o-war, cruising on an unfussy, but powerful sea. On either side of the large painting there are two smaller ones, portraits of horses of uncertain fame.
To one side of the desk, there’s a plain wooden ‘In’ tray, and on the other side, a matching ‘Out’ tray. They are both empty. The desk is almost clear except for a blank notepad and a pencil, and a small pot plant the size of a wooden spoon. It has a sturdy, thin stem with just a few young leaves beginning to show.
Sitting behind the desk is Commander Crush, wearing her familiar drab olive T shirt, under a light MTP jacket. As Corky shows the two police officers in, she rises and smiles.
“Toni! Ted! Lovely to see you both. Oh, and Corky, please have some tea brought in.”
“Admiring my Triffid? I wanted to have a feminine touch in here, but still maintain a Garrison feel. Without this in here, the room looks a bit spartan.”
Walker says nothing as she thinks that even with this so called Triffid in the room, it still looks a bit spartan!
“Let me come straight to the point,” says CandiCrush, “I hear that there have been some explosive developments. Beyond the Innovation Lab. Do we actually know what’s going on?”
“Ah, yes,” says Walker, “you’re talking about HayWire and MaxChaos? Nothing sinister. From what I hear they’re working on booby traps, using explosive gas. Not much gas
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