Epilogue
"Administrator Rijndael, sir?" The secretary pokes his head in the door to the Academy head's office. "We've got Cadet Matrix on an intersystem vidwindow. He took a day trip home today."
"Well? It's his cycle off, that's his prerogative. What of it?"
"He's asking for permission to remain in Mainframe for a few cycles. Says he'll catch up on work when he gets back."
The elderly Guardian eyes the binome dubiously. "What's he want off for?"
The secretary coughs. "Maternity leave, sir."
"Well? It's his cycle off, that's his prerogative. What of it?"
"He's asking for permission to remain in Mainframe for a few cycles. Says he'll catch up on work when he gets back."
The elderly Guardian eyes the binome dubiously. "What's he want off for?"
The secretary coughs. "Maternity leave, sir."