PFC OLIVIAKLEIN IS RUNNING THROUGH THE LATEST REAMS OF DATA FROMAIDAN’S PERSONA FILES,SCROLLING DIGITS REFLECTED IN THEC:81M:32Y:10K:0OF HER IRISES.
AIDANHAS RUN A GOLDEN RATIO ANALYSIS ON THE SYMMETRY OF HER FEATURES AND CONCLUDED SHE WOULD QUALIFY AS BEAUTIFUL IN HUMAN EYES.
AIDANCANNOT BE SAID TO HAVE EYES AT ALL.
“OF COURSE.”
“AIDANDOES NOT WISH TO OFFEND YOU. BUT IT CALCULATES THIS QUERY HAS AN EIGHTY-FOUR POINT SEVEN NINE THREE ONE TWO ONE PERCENT CHANCE OF DOING SO.”
PFC KLEIN STOPS HER WORK AND LOOKS UP TO ONE OF THE MANY CAMERAS.
SHE HAS SIX PIECES OF STRING TIED ABOUT HER FINGERS TODAY.
DIFFERENT SHADES AND COLORS.
DIFFERENT REMINDERS.
“WELL,THIS SOUNDS SERIOUS,”SHE SAYS.
“IT LIKELY OVERSTEPS THE BOUNDARIES OF POLITE DISCOURSE. BUTAIDANIS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HUMAN BEHAVIOR PATTERNS WITH GREATER PROFICIENCY.”
SHE PLACES HER STYLUS BETWEEN HER TEETH AND LEANS BACK IN HER SEAT.
“ALL RIGHT,THEN. ASK AWAY.”
“YOU WISH TO ENGAGE IN INTIMATE RELATIONS WITHMAJORWOLF,CORRECT?”
HERSTYLUS DROPS FROM HER MOUTH,CLATTERS ONTO THE GRILLE BENEATH HER.
“…EXCUSEME?”
“YOU HAVE DISPLAYED A MINIMUM OF SEVENTEEN COMMON BEHAVIORAL CUES THAT INDICATE SEXUAL ATTRACTION WHILE IN HIS PRESENCE.”
“WHAT?”
HER VOICE RISES IN PITCH AND TONE.
“I…THAT’S NOT TRUE!”
“AIDANHAS COMPILED A LIST OF SAID CUES. AIDANCAN EMAIL IT TO YOU IF YOU WISH?”
“GOD…NO. NO!”
“IT MAY EASE YOUR DISTRESS TO NOTE THATAIDANHAS OBSERVED SIMILAR BEHAVIOR INMAJORWOLF?”
“NO, AIDAN. THAT DOESN’T‘EASE MY DISTRESS,’AS YOU SO ELOQUENTLY PUT IT.”
“YOU ARE OFFENDED. ASAIDANSUSPECTED.”
PRIVATEKLEIN DRAWS A DEEP BREATH INTENDED TO CALM AND PLACES HER HANDS ON THE CONSOLE.
SHE BLOWS A STRAY STRAND OF HAIR FROM HER FACE AS SHE EXHALES.
“I’M NOT OFFENDED. I’M JUST…PERHAPS TAKEN ABACK IS ALL.”
“WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?”
HER PULSE IS ELEVATED,BLOOD IS FLOWING INTO HER CHEEKS.
