Chapter Thirty
The auditorium was full. Daniel, Phillip, and Jasmine sat in the front row. They hadn’t wanted to, but they were directed to. First the general came on stage and talked briefly about the various things they were doing for the national security of the space station. He offered awards to outstanding officers. Then a lead scientist came onto the stage to talk about the progressions they’d made with dark matter and other theories.
Daniel yawned. Why had the President brought him to this? It was pure torture. Another fifteen speakers went to the stage, and each one of them spoke for an average of twenty minutes. Daniel wished he had brought coffee. What had he done to irritate the President? He wondered how it would look if he walked out of the room. Daniel frowned. He was in t
