44: Ryann
Ryann
Ryann led Piran off the service road, onto the compacted sand.
“Do you think you can help?” she asked.
“Not sure yet. High-end tech, though. You know that old job I mentioned, where I did the perfect hack? Looks like some of the base code came from one of the research projects we advised on. Definitely packets that look familiar.”
“Can that bug really pick up voices?”
“Don’t see why not. It’s pulling from sensors, and there’s enough of them inside the cabin and bridge. Standard safety measure—or a way of Kaiahive snooping. Should be locked down, but we can’t trust the company, right? So, yeah, this thing can hear everything going on inside the Proteus. Outside too.”
Ryann nodded, and did her best to hide her frustration. “What about tight sussing?”
“Shouldn’t be a
