The A.I. War, Book One: The Big Boost (Tales Of The Continuing Time) - Plot & Excerpts
War, Book One: The Big Boost (Tales of the Continuing Time) @page { margin-bottom: 5.000000pt; margin-top: 5.000000pt; } 1 THE ASSASSIN IN the rented p-suit, floating next to the holo of a crucified Porky Pig, said, “Are you Trent?”Trent said, “No.”Through the faceplate of the assassin’s p-suit, Trent could see the man shake his head. “Too bad.” He brought forward the gun he had been trying to hide behind his back.Trent said, “I wouldn’t do that.”Behind the assassin, Porky Pig’s beatified holographic image radiated love and compassion. The assassin said, “I’m sorry about this.”He aimed carefully and fired twice.The bullets left the barrel of the gun at 850 meters per second and struck Trent square in the chest. Trent’s camouflage scalesuit went rigid all over under the impact; the shots knocked him from his feet, sent him tumbling backward twenty meters through the vacuum, across the rocky surface of the asteroid, through the Roadrunner exhibit –“Beep!
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