“I’ll run the program as soon as this finishes reading,” he said without looking at Melati. “There will probably be some results midway through B shift.”
“I’ll come in early tomorrow to watch it.”
He nodded, still concentrating on the screen.
Laura had Keb dressed, seated at her desk wolfing down a high-energy snack.
Melati took him to the Learning Unit not much later.
As soon as she opened the door, there was a shout in the main room.
“Keb!”
Simo ran out, followed by Tyro, Shan and Esse, and they all piled on top of Keb, who stumbled into the wall. The others joined as well, and the entire group fell on the floor and sat there, laughing.
Abe said, “Melati, I’m really, really hungry.”
So Melati ordered a huge bowl of energy cubes from the canteen, which they demolished in no time,
