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Back The Singularity Trap
Chapters (90)
  1. Glossary of Acronyms
  2. Cast of Characters
  3. 1.Emissary
  4. 2.Launch
  5. 3.Financial Concerns
  6. 4.Departure
  7. 5.Being an Asteroid Miner
  8. 6.Trying Another Location
  9. 7.Tallying Results
  10. 8.Paydirt
  11. 9.Checking it Out
  12. 10.Infection
  13. 11.Recovery
  14. 12.Investigation
  15. 13.Situation Analysis
  16. 14.Adverse Reaction
  17. 15.Deja Vu
  18. 16.We’ll Handle It
  19. 17.Continuing Infection
  20. 18.Strategy Meeting
  21. 19.Writing Home
  22. 20.ICDC
  23. 21.A Difficult Conversation
  24. 22.Consternation
  25. 23.The Chrome Man
  26. 24.The Way Things Must Be
  27. 25.Crew Reaction
  28. 26.In the Common Room
  29. 27.Most Paranoid Wins
  30. 28.Taking Courses
  31. 29.Arrival
  32. 30.Quarantine
  33. 31.First Looks
  34. 32.Status
  35. 33.Looking Over His Shoulder
  36. 34.Unrest
  37. 35.Screaming
  38. 36.Discussion
  39. 37.Enemy Threats
  40. 38.Investigations and Discoveries
  41. 39.The Continued Threat
  42. 40.It Hits The Fan
  43. 41.Putting It in Perspective
  44. 42.In the News
  45. 43.Reconsiderations
  46. 44.Interlude
  47. 45.Retrieval
  48. 46.Press Release
  49. 47.Anomalies
  50. 48.Finally
  51. 49.More News
  52. 50.Summary of Findings
  53. 51.Discharge Day
  54. 52.Release
  55. 53.Unbelievable
  56. 54.Demands
  57. 55.It’s Moving
  58. 56.Failsafe Implementation
  59. 57.Escape
  60. 58.Detonation
  61. 59.Finding Refuge
  62. 60.Calling with News
  63. 61.Vessel Released
  64. 62.An Unexpected Call
  65. 63.Purchase
  66. 64.Reports of My Death
  67. 65.Humanity’s Options
  68. 66.Naval Exercise
  69. 67.Strike Force
  70. 68.Counterstrike
  71. 69.Collateral Damage
  72. 70.Arrest
  73. 71.Visiting
  74. 72.Preparations
  75. 73.Second Assault
  76. 74.Reconfiguration
  77. 75.Waiting for The End
  78. 76.Defensive Strategy
  79. 77.Surveil
  80. 78.Approach
  81. 79.Attack
  82. 80.Response
  83. 81.Found
  84. 82.Discussion
  85. 83.Reaction
  86. 84.Face-Off
  87. 85.Aftermath
  88. 86.Conversation
  89. 87.Funeral
  90. 88.Coda

“None of your damn business, Robinson.” Tenn glared at Seth for a moment, then got up and stomped off to his room.

“Jeebus H.,” Will said, shaking his head. “I will never figure that guy out.”

49.More News

49.More News

Ivan aimed the remote and turned on the Vid. The brief flash from the remote’s LED no longer surprised him. The range of his visual perception seemed to have widened at some point, and he could now see infrared. The novelty had lasted about five minutes before boredom set in again.

He dropped the remote on the side table, then sat up. I wonder…

He aimed the remote at his face and pressed On/Off. The small LED flashed the command sequence and the Vid, detecting the reflection off Ivan’s face, turned off.

Ivan glared at the Vid and imagined himself turning it on. It took about thirty seconds before the Vid turned back on, seemingly on its own.

Ivan grinned and concentrated again. The Vid turned off.

He could now control the Vid with his eyes. Literally.

I can’t believe how much of a kick I get from that.

Ivan quickly sampled the other commands from the remote, concentrating on recording them. Then he glared at the Vid, turning the volume up and down.

Okay, not very mature, but interesting. I can modify myself in more ways than just basic shape changes. Or I can request a modification. I don’t really know who’s doing it. He glanced at the camera up in the corner of his room. I probably shouldn’t advertise that. Just in case.

But still, it was fun. He arched an eyebrow, and the Vid changed to the World News channel.

And that was the end of the fun.

The Sino-Soviet Empire was making threats again. Turned out they didn’t believe the UEN’s promise that all alien technology would be shared with everyone. To be honest, Ivan didn’t believe it, either.

They were also apoplectic that the UEN government hadn’t already destroyed the nanites. While at the same time demanding that they receive an allotment. It simply made you shake your head.

Well, enough of that. He flicked methodically through the channels, looking for non-Ivan-related items. The Naval base received a surprising range of television services. Probably a cheap way to keep space-bound personnel entertained.