Throughout the afternoon Eddie split his time between the greenhouse and the biodome. He even learned to put his hands and knees to good use. He never quite got used to the humidity, though, and his muscles positively ached by the time he climbed onto the ATV that came to collect him.
It wasn’t Mecken, whom Eddie had to assume was neck-deep in dreaded lessons, but a tech from Collins’ team. The tech was on his way to the Barrier, he told Eddie, and a side-jaunt past Kaeva’s wouldn’t be too far out of his way.
“But I’m not going up to the house,” the tech said. “I got a family to care of. I’m not about to risk getting my face melted off. Hell, I’m not really sure why they figure you should.”
Eddie hadn’t replied. In all honesty, the tech’s attitude pissed him off. While he could have lau
