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“Welcome home son. You look great. Just as handsome as your old man.”
The kid avoided his father’s hug and simply shook his hand. “Sorry sir, I’m still sick so I don’t want to get too close to you.”
“Hey, that’s okay. After eight years I’m not going to let a little bug come between us.”
Prefect Conway embraced his son for a couple minutes. He then turned to face the crowd of dignitaries and reporters milling around on the docking platform.
“Welcome guests. First, I’m pleased to present my son, Joseph Conway.” The Prefect waited for the reporters to take hundreds of halovisions before going on with his announcement. “He has been gone for almost nine years representing Earth on a very important secret mission. My office will be releasing a detailed brief explaining that mission. I ca
