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    Grazie a tutti ;-)<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Il 22/01/2016 19:05, Riccardo Caglio ha
      scritto:<br>
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      <div dir="ltr">Ottimo brano, 
        <div>prevedo già la fila per entrare in infermeria =D<br>
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            <hr id="stopSpelling">From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stezani@me.com">stezani@me.com</a><br>
            Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 18:59:22 +0100<br>
            To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stml14@gioco.net">stml14@gioco.net</a><br>
            Subject: Re: [Stml14] R: [1.0 - Bates - Giro di Prova]<br>
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            Il brano mi e’ piaciuto molto, sono curioso di vedere come
            evolvera’ la situazione :)
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                  <div>Tenente Lucius Fox</div>
                  <div>Ingegnere Capo</div>
                  <div>USS Raziel NCC-79016</div>
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href="http://www.starfleetitaly.it/starfleetitaly/academy/ruolino_servizio.php?id=142"
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                  <div>On Jan 22, 2016, at 6:53 PM, Ilenia De Battisti
                    <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:fulmine791@gmail.com">fulmine791@gmail.com</a>>
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                    <div dir="ltr">Bellissimo brano ^_^ mi è piaciuto
                      molto ^_^</div>
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                      <div class="ecxgmail_quote">Il giorno 22 gennaio
                        2016 17:40, Vanessa Reis Squirtaker <span
                          dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                            href="mailto:vanessa_reis_squirtaker@outlook.it"
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                        ha scritto:<br>
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                              <p class="ecxMsoNormal">“Ottimo lavoro,
                                signora e dica a suo marito di non
                                fissarmi tanto che non è il mio tipo XD”</p>
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                              <p class="ecxMsoNormal">In serata o domani
                                lo carico online..</p>
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                              <p class="ecxMsoNormal">In attesa di altri
                                commenti, buona serata ciurma!</p>
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                              <p class="ecxMsoNormal">PS Tars è meno
                                pirla di quello che sembra o non sarebbe
                                a bordo XD</p>
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                                Capitano Hazyel<br>
                                Ufficiale in Comando<br>
                                USS Raziel NCC-79016<br>
                                [CV]: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://starfleetitaly.it/starfleetitaly/academy/ruolino.php?id=138"
                                  target="_blank">http://starfleetitaly.it/starfleetitaly/academy/ruolino.php?id=138</a><br>
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                                  <b>Da: </b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="mailto:adm.bbates@gmail.com"
                                    target="_blank">Adm. Bernadette
                                    Bates</a><br>
                                  <b>Inviato: </b>venerdì 22 gennaio
                                  2016 11:26<br>
                                  <b>A: </b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    href="mailto:stml14@gioco.net"
                                    target="_blank">USS Raziel</a><span><br>
                                    <b>Oggetto: </b>[Stml14] [1.0 -
                                    Bates - Giro di Prova]</span></p>
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                                  style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
                                  New Roman",serif;">Ecco qua, si
                                  comincia ufficialmente.</span></p>
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                                  Ho cercato di essere il più "neutra"
                                  possibile, se si capisce cosa intendo.
                                  Dopotutto, siete voi a dover scrivere
                                  la storia.<br>
                                  Se ho fatto qualche casino con le
                                  posizioni dei sistemi stellari, che
                                  può essere, fatemi sapere.<br>
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                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><b><span
                                        style="font-family:"Times
                                        New Roman , serif",serif;">Flashback
                                        - USS Raziel - Sala Mensa -
                                        23/01/2396 - ore 19.27</span></b></p>
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                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><b><span
                                        style="font-family:"Times
                                        New Roman , serif",serif;"> </span></b></p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Non
                                    so se capisce quello che intendo,
                                    Signora..."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><i>*...
                                      quello che capisco è che non ho
                                      via di scampo...*</i></p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"...
                                    non era davvero mia intenzione
                                    recarle disturbo, ma ho pensato che
                                    forse, se avesse letto questa nota,
                                    avrebbe potuto farsi un'idea più
                                    precisa..."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><i>*...
                                      che idea... potrei farlo deferire
                                      alla corte marziale con qualche
                                      accusa inventata...*</i></p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"...
                                    la situazione era veramente delicata
                                    e io..."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><i>*...
                                      quanto sarebbe delicata la
                                      situazione se ordinassi ad Hazyel
                                      di metterlo dentro un siluro...*</i></p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"...
                                    sono stato costretto, capisce? Ho
                                    dovuto fare ciò che ho fatto per
                                    salvare la situazione..."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><i>*...
                                      se gli scatenassi contro Frank,
                                      nulla potrebbe salvarlo..."</i></p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"...
                                    altrimenti non avrei mai detto..."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><i>*...
                                      oppure potrei dire di essere
                                      Satana... se fossi Satana la
                                      smetterebbe?*</i></p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"...
                                    ecco qual'è il motivo per cui l'ho
                                    detto, Signora."</p>
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                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Bernadette
                                    aveva raggiunto il massimo della
                                    sopportazione per quella mezza
                                    giornata. Onestamente, se Tars
                                    avesse proseguito con la sua
                                    manfrina anche solo un secondo di
                                    più, lo avrebbe sparato lei stessa
                                    fuori da un portello e senza passare
                                    per l'ordine ad Hazyel. Sì, era un
                                    ammiraglio, abituata all'azione
                                    della sua giovinezza quando alle
                                    scartoffie odierne, ma nella vita
                                    tutto ha un limite. E la sua
                                    pazienza l'aveva raggiunto da un
                                    pezzo.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Alzò
                                    una mano, si schiarì la gola e
                                    interruppe la filippica del tenente
                                    nel modo meno brutale che le venne
                                    in mente. La cosa le diede comunque
                                    una certa soddisfazione.</p>
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                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Giovanotto,
                                    forse non lo crederà ma sono la
                                    fortunata proprietaria di
                                    un'intelligenza lievemente superiore
                                    alla media e credo di aver capito
                                    quello che sta cercando di dirmi da
                                    venti minuti. Credo che possa
                                    bastare, la ringrazio. Consideriamo
                                    chiuso l'incidente."</p>
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                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Tars
                                    aprì la bocca, non ne uscì alcun
                                    suono, la richiuse. </p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Signora,
                                    non ho mai messo in dubbio la sua
                                    intelligenza. Non mi sarei mai
                                    permesso di..."</p>
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                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Tenente,
                                    non ha qualche altra cosa da fare?
                                    Non è in servizio?"</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"No,
                                    Signora, io..." si bloccò per un
                                    istante, apparentemente perplesso.
                                    Il riflesso dorato della sua
                                    uniforme faceva apparire il suo
                                    cranio pelato un po' come un melone
                                    troppo maturo. </p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Qualche
                                    altra cosa? Oh, intende..."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Già."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Certo,
                                    certo... le auguro una buona serata,
                                    Signora."</p>
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                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Il
                                    deltano si alzò in fretta, abbozzò
                                    un saluto formale e si defilò quanto
                                    più  velocemente possibile.
                                    Bernadette sospirò. Non avrebbe mai
                                    dovuto accettare di supervisionare
                                    quel progetto. Come sempre, era
                                    stata colpa di Frank. A quest'ora
                                    avrebbe potuto trovarsi dalla parte
                                    opposta del quadrante a quel
                                    favoloso congresso dove si trovavano
                                    tutti gli ammiragli che non dovevano
                                    seguire personalmente l'avvio di un
                                    progetto intelligence pieno fino
                                    all'orlo di testosterone e
                                    psicopatologie assortite.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Bevve
                                    distrattamente un sorso del suo
                                    caffè sperando che Tars questa volta
                                    avesse capito l'antifona. Quando
                                    rialzò lo sguardo, di fronte a lei
                                    c'era il neo capitano Hazyel con un
                                    sorriso sul bel volto e un bicchiere
                                    pieno di un liquido violetto
                                    semitrasparente.</p>
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                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Signora.
                                    Spero di non disturbarla."</p>
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                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Per
                                    la verità, Bernadette non aveva
                                    questa gran voglia di parlare anche
                                    con lui ma si appoggiò allo
                                    schienale della sedia e fece segno
                                    all'altro di sedersi.</p>
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                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"No,
                                    affatto. Mi ha appena lasciata il
                                    tenente Tars per cui, se vuole
                                    accomodarsi, faccia pure. Ci sono
                                    novità?"</p>
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                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Hazyel
                                    inarcò appena le sopracciglia poi
                                    prese posto di fronte
                                    all'ammiraglio.</p>
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                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"No,
                                    Signora, nulla di rilevante. Siamo
                                    perfettamente in orario. Arriveremo
                                    alla K-4 in diciotto ore, come
                                    previsto."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Molto
                                    bene. Non appena arriveremo a
                                    destinazione, la presenterò al suo
                                    nuovo staff e potrà cominciare ad
                                    organizzare il lavoro delle prossime
                                    settimane."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Bernadette
                                    bevve un sorso dalla sua tazza. "Ha
                                    letto i dossier che le ho fornito,
                                    immagino."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Sì,
                                    Signora. Sembrano una buona squadra,
                                    penso che si rivelerà un incarico
                                    interessante."</p>
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                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Bernadette
                                    annuì distrattamente.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Oh,
                                    non ha idea di quanto, giovanotto."</p>
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                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><b><span
                                        style="font-family:"Times
                                        New Roman , serif",serif;">Starbase
                                        K-4 - Sala Riunioni -12/02/2396
                                        - ore 7.02</span></b></p>
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                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Il
                                    tavolo della sala riunioni
                                    provvisoria era ingombro e
                                    Bernadette fece scorrere lo sguardo
                                    sullo staff di comando del progetto
                                    Empireo per un lungo, lunghissimo
                                    istante.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Era
                                    la prima volta che venivano riuniti
                                    ufficialmente tutti insieme attorno
                                    allo stesso tavolo e, benchè lei
                                    conoscesse quasi a memoria i
                                    dossier, ufficiali e non, di
                                    ciascuno di loro, quel quadro di
                                    insieme le sembrò più significativo
                                    di qualsiasi scartoffia avesse letto
                                    o firmato o entrambi.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">La
                                    deliziosa casualità del destino e
                                    della genetica avevano composto uno
                                    staff di comando quasi interamente
                                    umano, il che in sè era già una
                                    stranezza ma non era necessariamente
                                    un problema.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Poche
                                    donne, molti uomini. E questo,
                                    contrariamente a qualsiasi battuta
                                    sulla superiorità femminile, poteva
                                    essere un vantaggio. Durante gli
                                    anni di servizio aveva comandato
                                    staff composti da quasi qualunque
                                    combinazione possibile di maschi,
                                    femmine e situazioni intermedie e,
                                    parlando in termini generali, erano
                                    le squadra a maggioranza femminile a
                                    creare più problemi. Le donne
                                    tendono a passare con rapidità
                                    allarmante da un rapporto di
                                    amicizia fraterna ad un odio
                                    profondissimo, senza nulla in mezzo,
                                    senza preavviso e soprattutto senza
                                    possibilità di ritorno. Gli uomini,
                                    in condizioni normali, sono in grado
                                    di fare a pugni il giorno prima e
                                    discutere delle loro ultime
                                    conquiste di fronte ad una birra
                                    sintetica il giorno successivo.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Naturalmente
                                    queste non erano condizioni normali.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Frank
                                    e Hazyel erano accomodati ai lati
                                    opposti del lungo tavolo,
                                    rispettivamente alla sinistra e alla
                                    destra della poltroncina a capo
                                    tavola, riservata a lei. Hazyel
                                    guardava l'ammiraglio, in attesa.
                                    Frank fissava Hazyel. Victoria
                                    alternava occhiate al patrigno, a
                                    Bernadette e al capitano e sembrava
                                    già leggermente esasperata dalla
                                    situazione.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Gli
                                    altri attendevano con pazienza
                                    l'inizio della riunione. Il suo
                                    silenzio si stava protraendo già da
                                    qualche minuto, ma il suo grado
                                    impediva loro, specialmente a quelli
                                    che erano stati sorpresi in mutande
                                    dall'ammiraglio, di sollevare
                                    domande o obiezioni.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Fox
                                    tamburellava con le dita sul piano
                                    del tavolo e sembrava preso da altri
                                    pensieri, Chase pareva curioso e
                                    impaziente, Naidoo era perfettamente
                                    immobile. Il colore della pelle, la
                                    stazza e l'immobilità lo facevano
                                    sembrare una statua scolpita. Wood
                                    gettò un'occhiata interrogativa a
                                    Tarev e la betazoide di limitò ad
                                    annuire. La Mendel sembrava
                                    vagamente annoiata.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Bernadette
                                    decise che li aveva fatti attendere
                                    a sufficienza. Si schiarì la gola.</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Molto
                                    bene. Signori, vi ringrazio per la
                                    vostra presenza. So che siete tutti
                                    molto occupati con i lavori di
                                    insediamento qui alla base, ma temo
                                    che il resto dovrà attendere."</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Una
                                    scarica di improvviso interesse
                                    percorse entrambi i lati del tavolo,
                                    gli occhi di tutti, compresi quelli
                                    di suo marito, puntarono su di lei.</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Bernadette
                                    si alzò, circumnavigò il tavolo e
                                    raggiunse l'ampio schermo a parete
                                    su cui campeggiava il logo del
                                    comando di Flotta.</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Computer,
                                    mostrare analisi sensori 33 beta 2."</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">L'immagine
                                    cambiò, accompagnata da un
                                    rassicurante beep di conferma del
                                    computer principale della base. Il
                                    logo venne sostituito da quelle che
                                    erano inconfondibilmente delle
                                    letture sensoriali astrometriche.
                                    Berndatte si voltò a fissare il
                                    personale, la maggioranza del quale
                                    le rivolse uno sguardo leggermente
                                    vacuo. Se l'era aspettato. Lei
                                    stessa, pur sapendo leggere una
                                    lettura sensori, non era un
                                    astrofisico e alla prima vista di
                                    quei dati il suo cervello non aveva
                                    avuto alcuna illuminante intuizione.
                                  </p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Lasciò
                                    passare qualche altro secondo, così
                                    che le informazioni che
                                    evidentemente non stavano cogliendo
                                    sedimentassero un altro po'. Poi
                                    fece per aprire bocca proprio prima
                                    di venire interrotta da Wood.</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Signora,
                                    si tratta di un'analisi stellare,
                                    giusto?"</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Bernadette
                                    inarcò leggermente le sopracciglia.
                                  </p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Giusto.
                                    Vuole illustrare ai suoi colleghi
                                    quello che legge, giovanotto?"</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Wood
                                    si schiarì leggermente la voce, ma
                                    non mostrò traccia di esitazione. </p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Per
                                    essere preciso dovrei vedere i
                                    rapporti completi, ma da quello che
                                    si legge qui sembra un sistema con
                                    una stella che sta per trasformarsi
                                    in supernova. A giudicare dai
                                    livelli di emissione, direi che si
                                    tratta di un evento imminente. Forse
                                    qualche settimana..."</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Bernadette
                                    annuì soddisfatta. </p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Queste
                                    scansioni sono state eseguite dalla
                                    USS Leichester che si trova
                                    attualmente in missione scientifica
                                    nel sistema Lorraine, nei pressi
                                    della Macchia di Rovi. Stanno
                                    studiando per l'appunto la stella
                                    del sistema che, come il comandante
                                    Wood ha giustamente sottolineato,
                                    sta per trasformarsi in supernova.
                                    Il sistema è stato dichiarato
                                    inaccessibile, la Leichester stessa
                                    avrebbe dovuto lasciarlo ieri, prima
                                    che i livelli di radiazioni
                                    crescessero al punto da impedire le
                                    comunicazioni e oscurare i sensori.
                                    Come in effetti è successo."</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Avrebbe
                                    dovuto? Non l'ha fatto?" Naidoo si
                                    mosse sulla poltroncina, le mani
                                    poggiate sul piano mentre osservava
                                    con attenzione l'ammiraglio.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Non
                                    lo sappiamo. Abbiamo perso tutti i
                                    contatti con la Leichester. Queste
                                    letture sono le ultime inviate e
                                    risalgono a circa una settimana fa.
                                    Questa notte i contatti si sono
                                    interrotti. Allo stato attuale non
                                    sappiamo se sono rimasti per qualche
                                    motivo nel sistema e non possono
                                    comunicare o se hanno avuto qualche
                                    altro genere di problema. Il vostro
                                    compito sarà quello di scoprire cosa
                                    è accaduto a questa nave, se
                                    qualcosa davvero è accaduto."</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Per
                                    un attimo cadde il silenzio. Per
                                    qualche motivo nessuno pareva
                                    particolarmente entusiasta.
                                    Nell'aria aleggiava un certo senso
                                    di delusione.</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Perchè
                                    noi?"</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Bernadette
                                    ruotò su sè stessa fino a incontrare
                                    gli occhi del marito. Oh, sapeva che
                                    non l'avrebbe delusa. "Prego?"</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Perchè
                                    noi? Non siamo di certo l'unità più
                                    vicina. E non siamo nemmeno la più
                                    adatta a recuperare una nave
                                    scientifica dispersa. Ammesso che
                                    non si siano semplicemente fermati
                                    da qualche parte a osservare
                                    pulviscolo stellare."</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">L'ammiraglio
                                    represse un sorrisetto e proseguì.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"La
                                    missione ufficiale della Leichester
                                    è l'osservazione di questa futura
                                    supernova, un evento scientifico
                                    raro e affascinante e via dicendo.
                                    La Leichester però aveva anche un
                                    altro compito."</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Le
                                    sue dita premettero rapide alcuni
                                    tasti e la lettura sensoriale
                                    cambiò, così come l'umore generale
                                    dei presenti. Chase fischiò
                                    sommessamente. "C'è un bel movimento
                                    laggiù."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Sì,
                                    come il tenente Chase ha argutamente
                                    fatto notare, le letture mostrano un
                                    certo traffico nella zona. Ma non si
                                    tratta del sistema Lorraine, bensì
                                    di un'area limitrofa, più
                                    all'interno della Macchia di Rovi.
                                    E' parecchio tempo che
                                    l'Intelligence sta monitorando la
                                    situazione. Per questo a bordo della
                                    Leichester ci sono due loro agenti
                                    sotto copertura."</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Cosa
                                    pensano che ci sia laggiù?" domandò
                                    Fox, sporgendosi appena in avanti.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Dato
                                    il traffico e il genere di...
                                    visitatori che sembrano frequentare
                                    la zona, l'opzione più probabile è
                                    anche la più classica: una base di
                                    smistamento per il contrabbando. Di
                                    cosa, per ora non è chiaro."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Pensano
                                    che la presunta scomparsa della
                                    Leichester sia legata alla base?"</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Forse.
                                    Di certo è sospetto che una nave con
                                    a bordo due agenti incaricati di
                                    indagarne la natura di punto in
                                    bianco non risponda più. Potrebbe
                                    non essere nulla, naturalmente..."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"...
                                    ma potrebbe anche esserci qualcosa
                                    sotto" concluse Victoria per lei.</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Bernadette
                                    annuì. "Per questo andrete voi a
                                    cercare la Leichester. Ufficialmente
                                    sarà la prima tappa di una crociera
                                    scientifica inaugurale. Riceverete
                                    tutti i dettagli a bordo." Quindi si
                                    rivolse al giovane capitano. "In
                                    quanto potete partire?"</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Hazyel
                                    fece scorrere lo sguardo sul suo
                                    team, fermandosi per un istante
                                    sulla Mendel. "Due ore, Signora."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Bene.
                                    Questo è tutto. Siete liberi di
                                    andare. Capitano, mi aspetto
                                    rapporti regolari nel limite del
                                    possibile, è chiaro?"</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Hazyel
                                    annuì una volta ma non perse altro
                                    tempo.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Buona
                                    fortuna, capitano. Comandante Moses,
                                    una parola, grazie."</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Quando
                                    tutti si furono alzati,
                                    adeguatamente congedati e defilati,
                                    Bernadette e Frank rimasero soli.</p>
                                  <div style="text-align:justify;"> <br
class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder">
                                  </div>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Sai,
                                    ho una leggera sensazione di
                                    deja-vu," commentò lei sedendosi,
                                    "l'ultima volta che sono andata a
                                    cercare una nave scientifica
                                    dispersa, ho trovato qualcosa di
                                    pericoloso."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Frank
                                    non si mosse ma i suoi occhi azzurri
                                    ebbero un luccichio. </p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Sciocchezze,
                                    era tutto sotto controllo. C'ero
                                    io."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Appunto."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Un
                                    attimo di silenzio, poi suo marito
                                    riprese. "Se si tratta di lui..."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Non
                                    ci sono prove che si tratti di lui."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Ma
                                    se si tratta di lui, beh... tutto
                                    questo lavoro da balia sarà valso a
                                    qualcosa."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">Bernadette
                                    sospirò.</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Qualunque
                                    cosa ci sia laggiù, stai attento,
                                    Frank."</p>
                                  <p
                                    style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;">"Mpf.
                                    Io sono sempre attento. Mi conosci,
                                    mi piace la vita tranquilla."</p>
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