Epilogue
The two men sat in the same office, but they had no drinks this time. The older one frowned. “I thought you said there would be no problems.”
“I said the situation was contained.” The younger man shrugged. “It leaked. These things happen.”
“Only through incompetence.”
The younger man didn’t rise to the bait. “We can salvage it.”
“We’ve lost the anomaly.”
“Maybe.”
The older man raised one eyebrow, and the younger one continued. “There is no evidence of his removal from the situation, so there is still a chance he is out there.”
“Amongst all the subjects?”
“He’s survived this far. Maybe his similarities will protect him. Who knows?”
“And the others? What next.”
“The Hermes is on its way. Naturally, we let them dock.”
“Or maybe they have an accident. It would solve a lot
