So far, it looked as though their efforts to keep things quiet had some holes in it. Their saving grace was the fact she had been present. They never should’ve been sent to a National Guardsmen Headquarters in the middle of bumfuck nowhere. Real soldiers knew how to keep a secret. They didn’t buddy up to the hired help because there wasn’t any hired help on the bases. With all of that in mind, she wasn‘t overly angry at the corporal for he didn’t know anything more than anyone else there. Their cover story about monitoring energy spikes from the local communities was, to say the least, weak, but effective. Most would think they were being typical government automatons going about their assignments without the brains God gave them. Sometimes the simplest things are what works the best. Thinking like a career army officer made her smile even though she hated keeping secrets from anybody. Judith Reed was one of a handful of scientists trusted to team with Hans Fleece in his efforts to develop the Orion IV and she was honored to have such a distinction on her record.
