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    Che bella idea! Sono certa che ne sarà entusiasta!<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Il 03/02/2016 15:08, federico pirazzoli
      ha scritto:<br>
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      <p style="margin-top: 0px;" dir="ltr">Gli incidiamo "buon
        compleanno Capitano Royce" coi phaser sullo scafo della sezione
        a disco?</p>
      <p dir="ltr">--<br>
        Inviato da myMail per Android</p>
      mercoledì, 03 febbraio 2016, 02:27PM +01:00 da "Franco Carretti"
      <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
        href="mailto:ferris.bueller@mail.com">ferris.bueller@mail.com</a>>:<br>
      <br>
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                  <div>E dato che non abbiamo un negozio a portata di
                    mano c'è una sola soluzione... Rodriguez.</div>
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                  <div>Qundi ci costerà un rene...</div>
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                  <div>Non è che l'umanità si è ormai evoluta e non
                    fanno più regali?</div>
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                      <div style="margin:0 0 10px 0;"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday,
                        February 03, 2016 at 2:14 PM<br>
                        <b>From:</b> "Massimo Gallo" <<a
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                          href="/compose?To=keranydd@gmail.com"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:keranydd@gmail.com">keranydd@gmail.com</a></a>><br>
                        <b>To:</b> "USS Hope" <<a
                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                          href="/compose?To=stml17@gioco.net"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stml17@gioco.net">stml17@gioco.net</a></a>><br>
                        <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stml17] [Bueller - 03.05]
                        Il mistero del cadavere scomparso</div>
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                        <p>Il regalo!!!!<br>
                          Porca miseria. Dobbiamo fargli un regalo. Hai
                          ragione!!!!</p>
                        <div>Il 03/feb/2016 14:10, "Silvia Brunati" <<a
                            moz-do-not-send="true" target="_parent"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sbrunati@gmail.com">sbrunati@gmail.com</a></a>>
                          ha scritto:
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                            <div>Oddio e che regalo gli facciamo a
                              Royce? A parte il mutante pazzo omicida
                              intendo.... :D</div>
                            <div> 
                              <div>Il giorno 3 febbraio 2016 14:08,
                                Silvia Bianchini <span><<a
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    target="_parent"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ltcomm.sibi@gmail.com">ltcomm.sibi@gmail.com</a></a>></span>
                                ha scritto:
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                                  <p>Eh si! Voglio vedere quella
                                    simpaticona della Xyr organizzare la
                                    festa più sballata del quadrante
                                    Alfa... Eheheh<br>
                                     </p>
                                  <p><span>=========================<br>
                                      Cadetto Catalunya 'Luna' Jones
                                      della Casata di 'Klaa<br>
                                      Flight Control Office (CONN)<br>
                                      USS Hope - NCC-25122<br>
                                      =========================<br>
                                      "Abbassare il limite di velocità!?
                                      Certo... salverebbe delle vite, ma
                                      centinaia di persone arriverebbero
                                      in ritardo!"<br>
                                      ______________________________<br>
                                      Private comunicator:  <a
                                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                                        target="_parent"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ltcomm.sibi@gmail.com">ltcomm.sibi@gmail.com</a></a><br>
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                                      <div>Il 03/feb/2016 14:01, "Franco
                                        Carretti" <<a
                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
                                          target="_parent"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ferris.bueller@mail.com">ferris.bueller@mail.com</a></a>>
                                        ha scritto:
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                                              <div>E devi pure
                                                organizzare la festa di
                                                compleanno perchè io non
                                                l'ho proprio descritta
                                                :)</div>
                                              <div> </div>
                                              <div>In quanto alle
                                                "capacità" non hai
                                                scusanti dato che sei e
                                                siete tutti bravi!
                                                Quindi non ci freghi :D</div>
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                                                    February 03, 2016 at
                                                    1:05 PM<br>
                                                    <b>From:</b> "Massimo
                                                    Gallo" <<a
                                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                                                      target="_parent"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:keranydd@gmail.com">keranydd@gmail.com</a></a>><br>
                                                    <b>To:</b> "USS
                                                    Hope" <<a
                                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                                                      target="_parent"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:stml17@gioco.net">stml17@gioco.net</a></a>><br>
                                                    <b>Subject:</b> Re:
                                                    [Stml17] [Bueller -
                                                    03.05] Il mistero
                                                    del cadavere
                                                    scomparso</div>
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                                                    <p>Che posso dire
                                                      che non ho già
                                                      detto in altre
                                                      occasioni?<br>
                                                      Da quando ho
                                                      ricevuto il pezzo
                                                      fino alla pausa
                                                      (ok, all'oretta
                                                      d'aria che mi è
                                                      concessa in questo
                                                      regime di
                                                      schiavitù
                                                      lavorativa di
                                                      questo periodo)
                                                      non vedevo l'ora
                                                      di leggerlo.<br>
                                                      Letto a tempo di
                                                      record e
                                                      aspettative
                                                      pienamente
                                                      soddisfatte.</p>
                                                    <p>Quello che mi
                                                      agita è che io
                                                      sono sempre dopo
                                                      Franco a scrivere
                                                      e mi sento un po'
                                                      di pressione
                                                      addosso per
                                                      cercare di
                                                      avvicinarmi. Sarà
                                                      un casino :-)<br>
                                                      Senza contare poi
                                                      che stavolta non
                                                      devo sbrogliare
                                                      una matassa
                                                      intricatissima,
                                                      magari... Devo
                                                      puntare sul lavoro
                                                      di squadra dei
                                                      ragazzi della
                                                      Hope!!!<br>
                                                      Capisco sia un
                                                      mondo di fantasia,
                                                      ma suvvia,
                                                      qualcosa di più
                                                      facile non potevi
                                                      lasciarmelo?</p>
                                                    <p>Massimo</p>
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                                                          <div>Eccomi
                                                          qua, mi sono
                                                          trattenuto il
                                                          più possibile
                                                          visto che Max
                                                          questa
                                                          settimana era
                                                          molto
                                                          impegnato, ma
                                                          ormai era
                                                          pronto da
                                                          giorni e a
                                                          forza di
                                                          rileggero
                                                          stavo
                                                          aggiungendo
                                                          roba su roba.</div>
                                                          <div>Non so se
                                                          il
                                                          ragionamento
                                                          che hanno
                                                          fatto i
                                                          ragazzi sia in
                                                          effetti
                                                          logico, magari
                                                          è una
                                                          cavolata, nel
                                                          caso apporterò
                                                          delle
                                                          modifiche o
                                                          riscriverò il
                                                          brano in
                                                          maniera
                                                          diversa.
                                                          Quindi fatemi
                                                          sapere se può
                                                          essere
                                                          ragionevole.</div>
                                                          <div>Se
                                                          servono
                                                          ulteriori
                                                          spiegazioni se
                                                          ne parla...
                                                          buona lettura</div>
                                                          <div>==============================================</div>
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                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div><strong>USS
                                                          Hope - Varie
                                                          locazioni - 2
                                                          febbraio 2395
                                                          - Ore 10.00</strong><br>
                                                          La lezione di
                                                          'Gestione dei
                                                          sistemi
                                                          logistici e
                                                          produttivi'
                                                          del professor
                                                          Stern era
                                                          appena finita
                                                          e, dopo la
                                                          serata
                                                          precedente
                                                          passata a fare
                                                          diagnostiche
                                                          di livello 1
                                                          insieme al
                                                          Tenente
                                                          Comandante
                                                          Leyn, Paulo
                                                          Rodriguez non
                                                          aveva così
                                                          tanta voglia
                                                          di affrontare
                                                          la mattinata
                                                          in plancia.
                                                          Non che ci
                                                          fosse così
                                                          tanto da fare
                                                          se non seguire
                                                          la nave dei
                                                          loro tutor, ma
                                                          era certo che
                                                          se avesse
                                                          messo piede
                                                          sul ponte, Xyr
                                                          o Rest, gli
                                                          avrebbero
                                                          trovato
                                                          qualcosa da
                                                          fare.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Ma in
                                                          quel momento
                                                          aveva altro
                                                          per la testa.
                                                          Il tarlo del
                                                          misterioso
                                                          surplus di
                                                          materia <span
                                                          style="line-height:
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                                                          dal
                                                          replicatore
                                                          dell'ambasciatore,
                                                          aveva scavato
                                                          per tutta la
                                                          mattina nel
                                                          suo cervello
                                                          impedendogli
                                                          di seguire la
                                                          lezione o per
                                                          prendere anche
                                                          dei semplici
                                                          appunti. Prima
                                                          di andare a
                                                          letto, e la
                                                          mattina appena
                                                          sveglio, a</span><span
                                                          style="line-height:
                                                          1.6em;">veva
                                                          provato con
                                                          l'aiuto del
                                                          computer a
                                                          trovare quali
                                                          oggetti
                                                          potessero
                                                          avere quella
                                                          combinazione
                                                          di elementi in
                                                          quelle
                                                          quantità, ma
                                                          le possibilità
                                                          erano
                                                          troppe... era
                                                          il momento di
                                                          mettere in
                                                          campo
                                                          l'artiglieria
                                                          pesante.</span></div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          Si ritrovò ben
                                                          presto davanti
                                                          alla porta del
                                                          laboratorio
                                                          dove era certo
                                                          di poter
                                                          trovare Tucci
                                                          alle prese con
                                                          qualche suo
                                                          assurdo
                                                          esperimento.
                                                          Non aveva
                                                          avuto ancora
                                                          modo di
                                                          conoscerlo
                                                          bene, se non
                                                          durante
                                                          qualche
                                                          incontro in
                                                          plancia ma non
                                                          gli sembrava
                                                          un tipo molto
                                                          reattivo.
                                                          Intelligente
                                                          si, ma
                                                          sembrava
                                                          vivere in un
                                                          mondo tutto
                                                          suo fatto di
                                                          formule
                                                          chimiche,
                                                          equazioni
                                                          matematiche e
                                                          chissà
                                                          cos'altro. Ed
                                                          era proprio
                                                          quello che gli
                                                          ci voleva.
                                                          Dopotutto
                                                          aveva solo
                                                          bisogno di un
                                                          indizio
                                                          qualsiasi.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Signor Tucci
                                                          buongiorno!"
                                                          salutò con un
                                                          sorriso quando
                                                          le porte del
                                                          laboratorio si
                                                          aprirono. </div>
                                                          <div>Nessuna
                                                          risposta
                                                          giunse
                                                          dall'interpellato,
                                                          che se ne
                                                          stava piegato
                                                          fra provette,
                                                          vasetti
                                                          contenenti
                                                          materiali
                                                          chimici e
                                                          altre amenità.
                                                          Come Paulo
                                                          immaginava
                                                          dare la
                                                          sveglia al
                                                          giovane
                                                          scienziato non
                                                          sarebbe stato
                                                          così semplice.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Al fuoco! I
                                                          romulani!"
                                                          esclamò a
                                                          portata
                                                          d'orecchio del
                                                          collega che
                                                          alzò la testa
                                                          guardandosi
                                                          attorno pur
                                                          non schizzando
                                                          per la
                                                          sorpresa come
                                                          Paulo si
                                                          sarebbe
                                                          aspettato.
                                                          Quel giovane
                                                          sembrava avere
                                                          la capacità di
                                                          entrare in uno
                                                          stato
                                                          meditativo
                                                          quasi assoluto
                                                          usando come
                                                          mantra i
                                                          calcoli che in
                                                          quel momento
                                                          lo tenevano
                                                          impegnato. La
                                                          mente di
                                                          Rodriguez era
                                                          invece un
                                                          guazzabuglio
                                                          di idee,
                                                          spesso non
                                                          molto legali,
                                                          che si
                                                          muovevano alla
                                                          velocità della
                                                          luce dentro la
                                                          sua
                                                          testa. 'Infinite
                                                          diversità in
                                                          infinite
                                                          combinazioni'
                                                          amavano
                                                          declamare i
                                                          vulcaniani...
                                                          Paulo e Edison
                                                          sembravano
                                                          proprio le
                                                          opposte facce
                                                          di una
                                                          medaglia.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Ah signor
                                                          Rodriguez qual
                                                          buon vento?"
                                                          commentò Tucci
                                                          tornando a
                                                          rimettere il
                                                          naso in mezzo
                                                          alla sua
                                                          collezione di
                                                          provette.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Signor Tucci
                                                          ho bisogno di
                                                          un favore!" si
                                                          affrettò a
                                                          dire il capo
                                                          operazioni
                                                          prima che
                                                          l'altro si
                                                          perdesse di
                                                          nuovo.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Certo mi
                                                          dica..." lo
                                                          scienziato
                                                          tornò a
                                                          guardarlo con
                                                          lo sguardo un
                                                          po' vacuo di
                                                          chi sta
                                                          pensando a
                                                          tutt'altro.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Stavo
                                                          provando un
                                                          test
                                                          attitudinale e
                                                          c'è una
                                                          domanda che mi
                                                          lascia
                                                          perplesso. Ho
                                                          una lista di
                                                          elementi
                                                          chimici ognuno
                                                          di una certa
                                                          quantità e mi
                                                          chiedevo se è
                                                          possibile
                                                          determinare
                                                          che tipo di
                                                          oggetto può
                                                          rilasciare
                                                          quegli
                                                          elementi in
                                                          quelle
                                                          quantità una
                                                          volta
                                                          riprocessato
                                                          da un
                                                          replicatore."
                                                          la domanda
                                                          sembrò
                                                          interessare lo
                                                          scienziato
                                                          perchè Paulo
                                                          vide
                                                          distintamente
                                                          una luce che
                                                          si accendeva
                                                          in fondo al
                                                          tunnel.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Non è
                                                          facile... ha
                                                          la lista?"<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Certo...
                                                          Computer
                                                          accedi ai dati
                                                          contenuti
                                                          nell'archivio
                                                          'Rodriguez
                                                          musica alfa 1'
                                                          nome file:
                                                          'Canzoni
                                                          folkloristiche
                                                          denobulane'"
                                                          Tucci sollevò
                                                          un
                                                          sopracciglio e
                                                          Paulo gli
                                                          sorrise
                                                          divertito.
                                                          Dava ai file
                                                          'particolari',
                                                          nomi che
                                                          difficilmente
                                                          potevano
                                                          interessare a
                                                          qualcuno. Un
                                                          ulteriore
                                                          sicurezza se
                                                          le protezioni
                                                          della flotta e
                                                          quelle create
                                                          da lui
                                                          personalmente,
                                                          non avessero
                                                          retto. Con un
                                                          gesto teatrale
                                                          gli fece cenno
                                                          di guardare lo
                                                          schermo.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Idrogeno,
                                                          Azoto,
                                                          Ossigeno,
                                                          Carbonio,
                                                          Calcio,
                                                          Fosforo,
                                                          Zolfo,
                                                          Potassio,
                                                          Sodio, Cloro,
                                                          Magnesio,
                                                          Ferro,
                                                          Fluoro."
                                                          borbottò Tucci
                                                          leggendo a
                                                          voce alta.
                                                          "Sono tante...
                                                          così su due
                                                          piedi direi un
                                                          essere
                                                          vivente!"<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Questa volta
                                                          fu Rodriguez a
                                                          sollevare il
                                                          sopracciglio
                                                          sorpreso "Come
                                                          scusa?"<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Beh tutti gli
                                                          elementi
                                                          elencati sono
                                                          contenuti in
                                                          un corpo umano
                                                          ad esempio...
                                                          ma potrebbe
                                                          essere anche
                                                          una mucca.
                                                          Comunque è più
                                                          diciamo... la
                                                          prima cosa che
                                                          mi è venuta in
                                                          mente. Forse
                                                          perchè stavo
                                                          analizzando
                                                          dei composti
                                                          simili
                                                          estratti da un
                                                          campione
                                                          biologico
                                                          ricavato
                                                          da..."<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Perchè non un
                                                          albero?" si
                                                          affrettò ad
                                                          interromperlo
                                                          prima che
                                                          Edison
                                                          partisse per
                                                          la tangente.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "I vegetali
                                                          contengono
                                                          raramente
                                                          fosforo e
                                                          azoto. Però
                                                          non posso
                                                          essere
                                                          sicurissimo
                                                          perchè non
                                                          conosco la
                                                          composizione
                                                          chimica di
                                                          qualsiasi
                                                          pianta
                                                          dell'universo.
                                                          Di conseguenza
                                                          difficilmente
                                                          si tratta di
                                                          un oggetto
                                                          costruito con
                                                          elementi
                                                          vegetali tipo
                                                          ad esempio un
                                                          mobile.
                                                          Insomma è
                                                          piuttosto vaga
                                                          come
                                                          informazione..."</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Ed
                                                          immagino che
                                                          non sia
                                                          possibile
                                                          ricavare un
                                                          dna dato che
                                                          la materia è
                                                          stata
                                                          trasformata
                                                          nei suoi
                                                          componenti
                                                          chimici."</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Esatto...
                                                          purtroppo non
                                                          è rimasto
                                                          niente che
                                                          possa far
                                                          risalire alla
                                                          forma
                                                          originale."<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Non importa,
                                                          ti ringrazio
                                                          per l'aiuto
                                                          comunque."
                                                          Paulo gli
                                                          sorrise prima
                                                          di uscire, ma
                                                          la sua mente
                                                          stava già
                                                          lavorando ad
                                                          altro.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Per tutta la
                                                          strada per
                                                          andare in
                                                          plancia il
                                                          giovane vagliò
                                                          le opzioni che
                                                          aveva. Quel
                                                          mistero lo
                                                          stava
                                                          assillando.
                                                          Come poteva
                                                          scoprire cosa
                                                          era stato
                                                          distrutto
                                                          durante la
                                                          notte
                                                          nell'appartamento
dell'ambasciatore?<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Signor
                                                          Rodriguez è un
                                                          piacere
                                                          rivederla..."
                                                          commentò
                                                          sarcastica
                                                          Xyr,
                                                          riferendosi al
                                                          suo ritardo
                                                          nel prendere
                                                          servizio
                                                          quando
                                                          finalmente
                                                          sbucò dal
                                                          turbo
                                                          ascensore.<br>
                                                          "Mi scusi
                                                          signore ero
                                                          impegnato in
                                                          laboratorio
                                                          con il Signor
                                                          Tucci" replicò
                                                          lui
                                                          distrattamente
                                                          guadagnandosi
                                                          un'occhiata
                                                          sorpresa dal
                                                          Primo
                                                          Ufficiale. Di
                                                          solito aveva
                                                          sempre una
                                                          risposta
                                                          sarcastica
                                                          sulla lingua.
                                                          Qualcosa al
                                                          limite
                                                          dell'insubordinazione
                                                          in equilibrio
                                                          perfetto fra
                                                          il chiaro e il
                                                          fraintendibile.
                                                          La lingua
                                                          d'oro di
                                                          Rodriguez era
                                                          conosciuta in
                                                          molti posti.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Ma oggi il suo
                                                          cervello era
                                                          disconnesso.
                                                          Quella
                                                          sensazione di
                                                          avere fra le
                                                          mani qualcosa
                                                          di importante
                                                          lo stava
                                                          facendo
                                                          impazzire. Per
                                                          l'ora
                                                          successiva fu
                                                          completamente
                                                          assorto e
                                                          distratto
                                                          tanto da
                                                          lasciarsi
                                                          sfuggire prima
                                                          il battibecco
                                                          fra Xyr e
                                                          Bueller e poi
                                                          lo sfogo di
                                                          Luna che si
                                                          lamentava per
                                                          l'eccessiva
                                                          lentezza del
                                                          procedere
                                                          delle due
                                                          navi.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Signor
                                                          Rodriguez c'è
                                                          qualcosa che
                                                          la turba?" fu
                                                          il bisbiglio
                                                          di Basta a
                                                          farlo emergere
                                                          dalla sua
                                                          apatia fatta
                                                          di idee
                                                          vagliate e
                                                          scartate. Il
                                                          Capo della
                                                          sicurezza si
                                                          era avvicinato
                                                          alla sua
                                                          postazione
                                                          attratto
                                                          dall'aura
                                                          simile ad una
                                                          nube
                                                          temporalesca
                                                          fatta di lampi
                                                          rossi di
                                                          rabbia e
                                                          oscurità.<br>
                                                          "Niente di
                                                          che... mi sono
                                                          trovato di
                                                          fronte ad un
                                                          problema
                                                          insormontabile
                                                          riguardo a dei
                                                          dati. Vedrò di
                                                          farmene una
                                                          ragione."<br>
                                                          "Posso
                                                          aiutarla se
                                                          vuole..."
                                                          commentò Rest
                                                          con una voce
                                                          fredda ma
                                                          velata da una
                                                          punta di
                                                          soddisfazione
                                                          <span
                                                          style="font-family:
                                                          Verdana;font-size:
                                                          12.0px;line-height:
                                                          19.2px;">dalla
                                                          postazione
                                                          tattica posta
                                                          sulla stessa
                                                          paratia a
                                                          pochi metri da
                                                          loro.</span> La
                                                          vicinanza e il
                                                          suo fine udito
                                                          gli avevano
                                                          permesso di
                                                          cogliere
                                                          un'occasione
                                                          per mostrare
                                                          ai suoi
                                                          colleghi che
                                                          loro non erano
                                                          così 'pronti'
                                                          come si
                                                          ritenevano
                                                          essere.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Invece di
                                                          glissare,
                                                          Rodriguez,
                                                          ormai
                                                          incaponitosi
                                                          con l'enigma,
                                                          si decise a
                                                          cogliere al
                                                          volo la
                                                          proposta: "Si
                                                          grazie signor
                                                          Rest!"<br>
                                                          Il vulcaniano
                                                          sollevò un
                                                          sopracciglio
                                                          sorpreso, si
                                                          era aspettato
                                                          di ricevere un
                                                          rifiuto, il
                                                          che avrebbe
                                                          portato il
                                                          Signor
                                                          Rodriguez a
                                                          non risolvere
                                                          l'enigma che
                                                          lo assillava,
                                                          ma ormai aveva
                                                          offerto il suo
                                                          aiuto e non
                                                          poteva più
                                                          tirarsi
                                                          indietro. Così
                                                          si avvicinò
                                                          alla console
                                                          delle
                                                          operazioni
                                                          mentre Paulo
                                                          gli spiegava
                                                          brevemente la
                                                          situazione,
                                                          seppur
                                                          tralasciando i
                                                          dettagli.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Ha provato a
                                                          chiedere al
                                                          computer di
                                                          analizzare un
                                                          alloggio tipo
                                                          e evidenziare
                                                          gli oggetti
                                                          che hanno la
                                                          stessa
                                                          composizione?"
                                                          gli chiese
                                                          dopo aver
                                                          ascoltato il
                                                          problema ed
                                                          aver letto la
                                                          lista degli
                                                          elementi.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          No, non aveva
                                                          provato. Si
                                                          era incaponito
                                                          a cercare
                                                          l'elemento che
                                                          accomunava
                                                          quei composti
                                                          e non
                                                          confrontare i
                                                          composti con
                                                          gli oggetti
                                                          presenti in un
                                                          ambiente
                                                          specifico...
                                                          ed ora lo
                                                          doveva fare
                                                          sotto gli
                                                          occhi del
                                                          vulcaniano più
                                                          saccente e
                                                          ligio alle
                                                          regole della
                                                          Hope e forse
                                                          dell'intera
                                                          Flotta
                                                          Stellare.
                                                          Paulo sospirò,
                                                          era il momento
                                                          di mostrare
                                                          tutte le
                                                          carte, non
                                                          poteva fare
                                                          altrimenti.
                                                          Digitò tutta
                                                          una serie di
                                                          parametri
                                                          chiedendo al
                                                          computer di
                                                          confrontarlo
                                                          con uno
                                                          specifico
                                                          alloggio.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Gli alloggi
                                                          vip di una
                                                          classe
                                                          galaxy?"
                                                          chiese
                                                          sorpreso Basta
                                                          che non si era
                                                          allontanato ma
                                                          aveva invece
                                                          preso parte
                                                          alla
                                                          conversazione.
                                                          Il Capo OPS fu
                                                          costretto a
                                                          spiegare dove
                                                          e come aveva
                                                          trovato quel
                                                          surplus di
                                                          materia
                                                          riprocessata e
                                                          a mostrare a
                                                          Rest i
                                                          dettagli del
                                                          programma di
                                                          sua creazione.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Niente di
                                                          niente!"
                                                          commentò
                                                          esasperato
                                                          guardando i
                                                          risultati sul
                                                          monitor.<br>
                                                          "Guarda
                                                          qui..." Lon
                                                          puntò il dito
                                                          su una delle
                                                          righe che
                                                          componevano la
                                                          risposta al
                                                          quesito.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          =^=Dal
                                                          risultato è
                                                          escluso un
                                                          possibile
                                                          ospite della
                                                          stanza data la
                                                          mancanza di
                                                          parametri
                                                          specifici
                                                          sulla
                                                          razza.=^=<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Tucci ha
                                                          detto che quei
                                                          composti
                                                          chimici gli
                                                          facevano
                                                          venire in
                                                          mente un
                                                          essere
                                                          vivente..."
                                                          mormorò Paulo.<br>
                                                          "Non crederà
                                                          mica che
                                                          l'ambasciatore
                                                          sia caduto nel
                                                          replicatore?
                                                          Per lo meno se
                                                          ne sarebbero
                                                          accorti! Senza
                                                          contare che ci
                                                          sono dei
                                                          sistemi per
                                                          impedire certe
                                                          cose!
                                                          Oltretutto non
                                                          ci sarebbe
                                                          potuto entrare
                                                          intero..."<br>
                                                          "I sistemi di
                                                          sicurezza si
                                                          possono
                                                          aggirare e in
                                                          quanto
                                                          all'entrarci
                                                          intero..."
                                                          L'immagine di
                                                          un uomo fatto
                                                          a pezzi con
                                                          un'ascia passò
                                                          brevemente
                                                          nella mente
                                                          dei due
                                                          giovani "Un
                                                          detto
                                                          inventato da
                                                          mio zio
                                                          recitava:
                                                          Eliminato
                                                          l'impossibile,
                                                          ciò che resta,
                                                          per
                                                          improbabile
                                                          che sia, deve
                                                          essere la
                                                          verità."
                                                          recitò Paulo
                                                          per togliersi
                                                          quelle
                                                          immagini dalla
                                                          testa.<br>
                                                          "Lo diceva un
                                                          personaggio
                                                          letterario
                                                          terrestre
                                                          della fine del
                                                          XIX secolo,
                                                          signor
                                                          Rodriguez. Ma,
                                                          per quanto sia
                                                          possibile che
                                                          un membro
                                                          della sua
                                                          famiglia si
                                                          sia attribuito
                                                          un aforisma
                                                          non suo, non
                                                          posso negare
                                                          che sia una
                                                          citazione
                                                          estremamente
                                                          esatta in
                                                          questo
                                                          contesto."<br>
                                                          "Grazie signor
                                                          Rest, non ero
                                                          mai stato
                                                          offeso ed
                                                          elogiato in
                                                          una sola
                                                          frase..."
                                                          ribattè
                                                          sarcastico
                                                          Paulo.<br>
                                                          "E ora che
                                                          facciamo?"
                                                          chiese il capo
                                                          della
                                                          sicurezza<br>
                                                          "Qualcosa che
                                                          ci si aspetta
                                                          da me...
                                                          infrango i
                                                          protocolli!"
                                                          disse
                                                          sorridendo per
                                                          poi aggiungere
                                                          "Computer
                                                          esaminare la
                                                          USS Armand con
                                                          i sensori.
                                                          Scansione alla
                                                          ricerca di
                                                          forme di vita
                                                          depteriane."<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          =^=Un'unica
                                                          forma di vita
                                                          depteriana è
                                                          presente a
                                                          bordo della
                                                          USS Armand!=^=<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Quindi non è
                                                          morto..."
                                                          commentò
                                                          Basta.<br>
                                                          "La sua
                                                          analisi è
                                                          stata frutto
                                                          della logica e
                                                          avrei fatto lo
                                                          stesso signor
                                                          Rodriguez, ma
                                                          i risultati
                                                          non sono
                                                          esplicativi.
                                                          Potrebbe
                                                          essere di un
                                                          qualsiasi
                                                          membro
                                                          dell'equipaggio
                                                          il corpo che è
                                                          stato
                                                          riprocessato,
                                                          un'altra
                                                          evenienza è un
                                                          congegno
                                                          simile a
                                                          quello
                                                          utilizzato dai
                                                          due occupanti
                                                          della navetta
                                                          che si è
                                                          materializzata
                                                          nella nostra
                                                          sala macchine
                                                          e che ci dava
                                                          delle letture
                                                          esattamente
                                                          uguali a
                                                          quelle di un
                                                          romulano."<br>
                                                          "Intende che
                                                          quelle letture
                                                          potrebbero
                                                          essere false?
                                                          Ancora la
                                                          Sezione 31?"
                                                          chiese il capo
                                                          della
                                                          sicurezza.<br>
                                                          "Non credo che
                                                          quel congegno
                                                          sia a solo
                                                          appannaggio
                                                          dei servizi
                                                          segreti
                                                          deviati,
                                                          signor Basta,
                                                          ma tutto può
                                                          essere."<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Capitano, la
                                                          USS Armand ci
                                                          sta chiedendo
                                                          per quale
                                                          motivo li
                                                          stiamo
                                                          sondando." La
                                                          voce
                                                          dell'addetto
                                                          alle
                                                          comunicazioni
                                                          fece sollevare
                                                          la testa a
                                                          tutti.<br>
                                                          "Me lo chiedo
                                                          anch'io..."
                                                          commentò
                                                          Bueller seduto
                                                          sulla sua
                                                          poltrona
                                                          guardando il
                                                          terzetto
                                                          accampato alla
                                                          postazione
                                                          OPS.<br>
                                                          "Chieda scusa
                                                          da parte mia
                                                          cadetto, stavo
                                                          facendo una
                                                          verifica dei
                                                          sensori. E'
                                                          stato solo un
                                                          errore."
                                                          rispose
                                                          velocemente
                                                          Paulo e il
                                                          Capitano fece
                                                          segno di
                                                          rispondere
                                                          alla Armand.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Beh signori,
                                                          che sta
                                                          succedendo?"
                                                          chiese il
                                                          giovane
                                                          Capitano dopo
                                                          essersi
                                                          avvicinato a
                                                          loro.<br>
                                                          "Niente
                                                          signore, è
                                                          stato un
                                                          errore come le
                                                          ho detto..."<br>
                                                          "Non me la da
                                                          a bere Signor
                                                          Rodriguez, qui
                                                          con lei c'è il
                                                          signor Rest e
                                                          non le avrebbe
                                                          mai fatto
                                                          commettere un
                                                          errore così
                                                          banale."
                                                          Ferris vide
                                                          Rest fare un
                                                          cenno d'intesa
                                                          con il Capo
                                                          OPS, cosa che
                                                          lo sorprese
                                                          particolarmente.<br>
                                                          "Dov'è il
                                                          comandante
                                                          Xyr?" chiese
                                                          Paulo
                                                          sospirando.<br>
                                                          "E' andata via
                                                          un'ora fa,
                                                          doveva
                                                          organizzare la
                                                          festa di
                                                          compleanno del
                                                          Capitano Royce
                                                          insieme al
                                                          Primo
                                                          Ufficiale
                                                          della Armand.
                                                          E' stasera e
                                                          dobbiamo
                                                          andarci
                                                          purtroppo..."<br>
                                                          "Signore
                                                          abbiamo un
                                                          mistero per le
                                                          mani -
                                                          commentò
                                                          Rodriguez
                                                          guardandolo
                                                          negli occhi -
                                                          qualcosa di
                                                          grosso
                                                          credo... e
                                                          sarebbe meglio
                                                          se anche lei
                                                          fosse presente
                                                          prima di
                                                          spiegarvi
                                                          tutto."<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Bueller lo
                                                          guardò per
                                                          alcuni momenti
                                                          in silenzio.
                                                          Era la prima
                                                          volta che lo
                                                          vedeva così
                                                          serio. Sospirò
                                                          di nuovo,
                                                          sapeva che non
                                                          poteva durare,
                                                          prima o poi
                                                          qualcosa
                                                          doveva andare
                                                          storto.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Signor Rest,
                                                          chiami lei il
                                                          comandante
                                                          Xyr,
                                                          sicuramente le
                                                          darà ascolto
                                                          più di quanto
                                                          farebbe se la
                                                          chiamassi io.
                                                          Non le dica
                                                          niente di
                                                          specifico, le
                                                          dica solo
                                                          che... beh le
                                                          dica che ne ho
                                                          combinate una
                                                          delle mie,
                                                          vedrà che
                                                          correrà qui
                                                          subito." il
                                                          commento
                                                          strappò un
                                                          sorriso a
                                                          Basta e
                                                          Rodriguez.<br>
                                                          "Ottimo
                                                          suggerimento
                                                          Capitano, sono
                                                          certo che la
                                                          sua ipotesi
                                                          sia corretta."
                                                          Commentò Rest
                                                          allontanandosi
                                                          verso la sua
                                                          console.
                                                          Bueller
                                                          sollevò gli
                                                          occhi al
                                                          cielo.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Appena arriva
                                                          Xyr venite nel
                                                          mio ufficio...
                                                          mi trovate lì
                                                          a preparare
                                                          gli sbarchi
                                                          per la festa
                                                          su Manlas.
                                                          Quel vecchio
                                                          trombone di
                                                          Royce mi ha
                                                          dato i compiti
                                                          da fare!"
                                                          esclamò prima
                                                          di andarsene
                                                          via
                                                          borbottando.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          <strong>USS
                                                          Hope - Ufficio
                                                          del Capitano -
                                                          2 febbraio
                                                          2395 - Ore
                                                          12.15</strong><br>
                                                          Bueller fece
                                                          accomodare i
                                                          suoi ufficiali
                                                          ai quali si
                                                          erano
                                                          aggiunti,
                                                          oltre a Xyr
                                                          che era
                                                          attesa, anche
                                                          il
                                                          consigliere,
                                                          la dottoressa
                                                          Graahm e
                                                          Tucci.<br>
                                                          "Mi sono
                                                          permesso di
                                                          chiamare tutti
                                                          quelli che
                                                          potevano avere
                                                          competenze
                                                          adatte a
                                                          risolvere il
                                                          mistero..." si
                                                          scusò
                                                          Rodriguez<br>
                                                          "Immagino che
                                                          abbia fatto
                                                          bene, se solo
                                                          si decidesse a
                                                          spiegarcelo
                                                          questo
                                                          motivo!"
                                                          replicò il
                                                          Capitano
                                                          massaggiandosi
                                                          gli occhi.<br>
                                                          "Non so quale
                                                          sia il motivo
                                                          ma vi
                                                          ringrazio...
                                                          stavo per
                                                          uccidere il
                                                          comandante
                                                          Qass!" esclamò
                                                          Caytlin
                                                          lasciandosi
                                                          cadere su un
                                                          divanetto
                                                          presente
                                                          nell'ufficio.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Xyr guardò
                                                          Rodriguez per
                                                          poi lanciare
                                                          uno sguardo
                                                          sospettoso a
                                                          Bueller, per
                                                          poi tornare a
                                                          guardare Rest
                                                          cercando di
                                                          capire cosa
                                                          era successo.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Il Capo
                                                          Operazioni
                                                          della Hope
                                                          iniziò a
                                                          raccontare con
                                                          dovizia di
                                                          particolari
                                                          tutto quello
                                                          che era
                                                          successo dalla
                                                          sera prima, le
                                                          scoperte fatte
                                                          in mattinata
                                                          fino al
                                                          risultato
                                                          degli esami
                                                          fatti insieme
                                                          ai due
                                                          colleghi per
                                                          finire con le
                                                          supposizioni
                                                          che i tre si
                                                          erano trovati,
                                                          seppur
                                                          increduli, a
                                                          concordare.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "E' assurdo!"
                                                          commentarono
                                                          all'unisono i
                                                          due ufficiali
                                                          in comando.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Comandante,
                                                          Capitano."
                                                          replicò Rest
                                                          guardando
                                                          negli occhi
                                                          Xyr come a
                                                          rafforzare le
                                                          sue parole "Le
                                                          posso
                                                          assicurare che
                                                          il programma
                                                          diagnostico
                                                          ideato da
                                                          Rodriguez è
                                                          ben
                                                          congeniato.
                                                          Perfezionabile
                                                          certo, ma i
                                                          risultati sono
                                                          esatti. In
                                                          quanto alla
                                                          soluzione alla
                                                          quale siamo
                                                          giunti,
                                                          sappiamo che
                                                          potrebbe
                                                          essere
                                                          erronea, ma è
                                                          possibile."</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Tutti si
                                                          guardarono in
                                                          silenzio per
                                                          alcuni
                                                          momenti. </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Posso
                                                          vedere quei
                                                          dati?" chiese
                                                          Melanne e,
                                                          preso il dpad,
                                                          si immerse in
                                                          una fitta
                                                          conversazione
                                                          con Tucci.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Quindi?
                                                          Che facciamo?"
                                                          chieste
                                                          Bueller
                                                          guardando i
                                                          presenti.</div>
                                                          <div>"Di certo
                                                          non possiamo
                                                          chiedere al
                                                          Capitano della
                                                          Armand se ha
                                                          perso un
                                                          uomo..."
                                                          commentò il
                                                          consigliere
                                                          che pareva
                                                          confusa per la
                                                          ridda di
                                                          informazioni
                                                          che erano
                                                          state esposte.</div>
                                                          <div>"Vi posso
                                                          assicurare che
                                                          fino a
                                                          mezz'ora fa
                                                          erano tutti
                                                          vivi a bordo."
                                                          replicò Xyr
                                                          "Ho chiesto
                                                          informazioni
                                                          io stessa al
                                                          computer della
                                                          Armand
                                                          riguardo
                                                          all'equipaggio
                                                          mentre
                                                          progettavamo i
                                                          festeggiamenti
                                                          per il
                                                          Capitano
                                                          Royce. La nave
                                                          risulta al
                                                          completo e
                                                          tutti
                                                          desiderosi di
                                                          partecipare ai
festeggiamenti."</div>
                                                          <div>"Tutti
                                                          tranne i
                                                          quattro
                                                          deceduti nella
                                                          precedente
                                                          missione..."
                                                          commentò Basta
                                                          che fino al
                                                          quel momento
                                                          era rimasto in
                                                          silenzio.</div>
                                                          <div>"Di cosa
                                                          sta parlando?"
                                                          chiese
                                                          Bueller </div>
                                                          <div>"Ho avuto
                                                          accesso ai
                                                          diari della
                                                          Armand grazie
                                                          al Tenente
                                                          Comandante
                                                          Telmin. Due
                                                          mesi fa, erano
                                                          impegnati in
                                                          una missione
                                                          di verifica
                                                          delle
                                                          condizioni di
                                                          vita di un
                                                          mondo abitato
                                                          da una
                                                          popolazione
                                                          con un livello
                                                          tecnologico
                                                          simile al
                                                          medioevo
                                                          terrestre. Non
                                                          ho investigato
                                                          troppo, perchè
                                                          Telmin
                                                          sembrava non
                                                          apprezzare che
                                                          io leggessi
                                                          proprio quella
                                                          missione, ma
                                                          da quello che
                                                          ho capito, sul
                                                          quel mondo
                                                          stava
                                                          succedendo
                                                          qualcosa di
                                                          strano."</div>
                                                          <div>"Strano
                                                          in che senso
                                                          signor Basta?"
                                                          domandò Xyr
                                                          che non poteva
                                                          negare di
                                                          essere sempre
                                                          più catturata
                                                          dal mistero.</div>
                                                          <div>"La
                                                          popolazione
                                                          veniva
                                                          decimata in
                                                          modo
                                                          misterioso da
                                                          una creatura
                                                          che loro
                                                          chiamavano il
                                                          Mietitore. Un
                                                          mostro che
                                                          arrivava,
                                                          uccideva e poi
                                                          svaniva nel
                                                          nulla. Il
                                                          dottor Leddard
                                                          era
                                                          incuriosito
                                                          dalla
                                                          situazione e
                                                          aveva fatto
                                                          teletrasportare
                                                          una vittima
                                                          per fare degli
                                                          esami. Per
                                                          farla breve il
                                                          mostro stava
                                                          uccidendo con
                                                          armi di un
                                                          metallo non
                                                          presente sul
                                                          pianeta...
                                                          secondo il
                                                          dottore poteva
                                                          essere un
                                                          alieno che
                                                          aveva ignorato
                                                          i divieti di
                                                          sbarco sul
                                                          pianeta
                                                          imposti dalla
                                                          Flotta
                                                          Stellare.
                                                          Royce ordinò a
                                                          Telmin e a
                                                          altri quattro
                                                          uomini di
                                                          scendere su
                                                          quel mondo e
                                                          cercare di
                                                          scoprire la
                                                          verità."</div>
                                                          <div>"Infrangendo
                                                          la prima
                                                          direttiva?"
                                                          chiese
                                                          sorpresa Xyr.</div>
                                                          <div>"Ma tu
                                                          guarda! Non
                                                          sono solo io
                                                          che infrango i
                                                          regolamenti!"
                                                          commentò
                                                          sarcastico
                                                          Bueller
                                                          guadagnandosi
                                                          un'occhiataccia
                                                          dal suo primo
                                                          ufficiale.</div>
                                                          <div>"Se il
                                                          dottor Leddard
                                                          aveva ragione
                                                          allora la
                                                          prima
                                                          direttiva era
                                                          stata già
                                                          disattesa.
                                                          L'away team
                                                          aveva la
                                                          missione di
                                                          scoprire chi
                                                          fosse il
                                                          Mietitore e,
                                                          nel caso fosse
                                                          stato una
                                                          creatura
                                                          aliena
                                                          catturarlo. La
                                                          creatura
                                                          uccise gli
                                                          uomini di
                                                          Telmin e lui
                                                          stesso fu
                                                          costretto a
                                                          fuggire."</div>
                                                          <div>"E non
                                                          sanno cosa
                                                          fosse?" chiese
                                                          il consigliere
                                                          mentre un
                                                          brivido le
                                                          correva lungo
                                                          la schiena.</div>
                                                          <div>"Mi ha
                                                          detto che era
                                                          veloce e
                                                          letale. Non è
                                                          riuscito a
                                                          sondarlo... è
                                                          il massimo che
                                                          sono riuscito
                                                          a fargli
                                                          dire."</div>
                                                          <div>"Adesso
                                                          capisco perchè
                                                          ci hanno
                                                          affibbiati a
                                                          loro... era
                                                          una punizione
                                                          per aver quasi
                                                          infranto la
                                                          prima
                                                          direttiva!"
                                                          commentò
                                                          Bueller
                                                          "Brutta
                                                          storia..."</div>
                                                          <div>"Potrebbe
                                                          essere quella
                                                          creatura che
                                                          in qualche
                                                          modo è salita
                                                          a bordo della
                                                          nave e ha
                                                          ucciso
                                                          qualcuno?"
                                                          chiese Caytlin</div>
                                                          <div>"Per poi
                                                          farlo a pezzi
                                                          e gettarlo in
                                                          un replicatore
                                                          per far
                                                          sparire le
                                                          tracce?
                                                          Possibile, ma
                                                          sul pianeta
                                                          non si
                                                          preoccupava di
                                                          nascondere le
                                                          sue vittime
                                                          anzi, le
                                                          lasciava in
                                                          bella mostra."
                                                          rispose Basta.</div>
                                                          <div>"Poteva
                                                          essere un modo
                                                          per salire a
                                                          bordo..."
                                                          commentò la
                                                          risiana quasi
                                                          sovrapensiero.</div>
                                                          <div>"Ciò
                                                          denoterebbe un
                                                          piano
                                                          eleborato e un
                                                          fine ben più
                                                          complesso che
                                                          il semplice
                                                          desiderio di
                                                          uccidere
                                                          dimostrato sul
                                                          pianeta."
                                                          sentenziò
                                                          l'ufficiale
                                                          tattico
                                                          "Vorrei
                                                          inoltre
                                                          precisare che
                                                          l'evento che
                                                          si terrà su
                                                          Manlas era di
                                                          dominio
                                                          pubblico già
                                                          da un anno e
                                                          che
                                                          l'equipaggio
                                                          della Armand
                                                          sapeva già da
                                                          tempo che
                                                          avrebbe
                                                          partecipato a
                                                          tale evento."</div>
                                                          <div>"Quindi
                                                          la missione
                                                          del mietitore
                                                          potrebbe
                                                          essere
                                                          qualcosa di
                                                          più che la
                                                          semplice
                                                          uccisione
                                                          dell'Ambasciatore
                                                          o di qualche
                                                          membro
                                                          dell'equipaggio
                                                          della Armand."
                                                          Bueller guardò
                                                          Rest il quale
                                                          gli fece un
                                                          cenno
                                                          affermativo.</div>
                                                          <div>"Cosa
                                                          intende dire
                                                          Capitano?"
                                                          chiese Caytlin
                                                          guardandoli,
                                                          ma fu Xyr a
                                                          rispondere per
                                                          lui.</div>
                                                          <div>"Se il
                                                          bersaglio del
                                                          mietitore era
                                                          l'ambasciatore
                                                          poteva
                                                          ucciderlo
                                                          sulla Terra,
                                                          qualcuno che è
                                                          in grado di
                                                          nascondersi su
                                                          una nave
                                                          stellare
                                                          Federale
                                                          poteva usare
                                                          lo stesso
                                                          metodo su un
                                                          qualsiasi
                                                          trasporto
                                                          passeggeri
                                                          diretto sulla
                                                          Terra. Se il
                                                          bersaglio era
                                                          l'equipaggio
                                                          della Armand a
                                                          distanza di
                                                          mesi avrebbe
                                                          già compiuto
                                                          la sua
                                                          missione."</div>
                                                          <div>"Quindi
                                                          ne deduciamo
                                                          che
                                                          l'obiettivo
                                                          dell'assassino
                                                          possa essere
                                                          l'entrata del
                                                          pianeta Manlas
                                                          nella
                                                          Federazione.
                                                          Molto
                                                          probabilmente
                                                          screditando
                                                          nel contempo
                                                          la Flotta
                                                          Stellare."
                                                          terminò Rest.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Capitano?"
                                                          la voce della
                                                          dottoressa
                                                          Graahm strappò
                                                          tutti dalle
                                                          loro
                                                          riflessioni.</div>
                                                          <div>"Ditemi,
                                                          avete scoperto
                                                          qualcosa?"</div>
                                                          <div>"Non
                                                          possiamo certo
                                                          dare delle
                                                          certezze,
                                                          l'ambasciatore
                                                          poteva avere
                                                          nel suo
                                                          alloggio
                                                          qualcosa di
                                                          cui non siamo
                                                          a conoscenza,
                                                          ma supponendo
                                                          che quello sia
                                                          un corpo
                                                          possiamo
                                                          escludere
                                                          alcuni membri
dell'equipaggio."</div>
                                                          <div>"Come
                                                          potete esserne
                                                          certi?"</div>
                                                          <div>"Alcune
                                                          razze hanno
                                                          nel loro
                                                          organismo
                                                          elementi
                                                          chimici non
                                                          presenti nella
                                                          lista che ci
                                                          avete dato, ad
                                                          esempio
                                                          l'emoglobina
                                                          dei vulcaniani
                                                          è basata sul
                                                          rame, quindi
                                                          possiamo
                                                          escludere che
                                                          il materiale
                                                          trovato... se
                                                          di un corpo si
                                                          tratta, sia di
                                                          quella razza.
                                                          Ho verificato
                                                          le specie
                                                          presenti a
                                                          bordo della
                                                          nave, ma anche
                                                          escludendo
                                                          quelle che
                                                          nella loro
                                                          composizione
                                                          fisica hanno
                                                          elementi non
                                                          presenti
                                                          rimangono
                                                          comunque
                                                          troppe
                                                          possibilità."</div>
                                                          <div>"Il
                                                          proverbiale
                                                          ago nel
                                                          pagliaio..."
                                                          mormorò Tucci.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Dobbiamo
                                                          avvertire il
                                                          Capitano
                                                          Royce!"
                                                          esclamò Xyr
                                                          dopo un primo
                                                          momento di
                                                          assoluto
                                                          silenzio.</div>
                                                          <div>"Si
                                                          certo, e cosa
                                                          gli diciamo?
                                                          Capitano
                                                          abbiamo
                                                          trovato del
                                                          materiale
                                                          chimico che se
                                                          riprocessato
                                                          potrebbe
                                                          appartenere ad
                                                          un membro del
                                                          suo
                                                          equipaggio? Ed
                                                          ha a bordo un
                                                          assassino che
                                                          vuole
                                                          distruggere la
                                                          pace fra
                                                          Manlas e la
                                                          Federazione.
                                                          Oltretutto
                                                          visto il loro
                                                          comportamento
                                                          nei nostri
                                                          confronti
                                                          dubito che
                                                          crederebbero
                                                          alle nostre
                                                          supposizioni!"</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Il Primo
                                                          Ufficiale
                                                          della Hope
                                                          fece una
                                                          smorfia di
                                                          disappunto. Il
                                                          fatto che
                                                          Bueller avesse
                                                          ragione, e lei
                                                          ne era
                                                          conscia, le
                                                          dava
                                                          l'impressione
                                                          di aver appena
                                                          dato un morso
                                                          ad un limone.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Come
                                                          troviamo le
                                                          prove che ci
                                                          servono?"
                                                          chiese
                                                          Rodriguez<br>
                                                          "La festa di
                                                          stasera ci
                                                          potrebbe
                                                          fornire
                                                          l'opportunità
                                                          di scoprire
                                                          qualcosa. Non
                                                          abbiamo ancora
                                                          conosciuto
                                                          l'ambasciatore
                                                          ad esempio...
                                                          se era suo il
                                                          corpo allora
                                                          il mietitore
                                                          ha preso il
                                                          suo posto."
                                                          suppose Xyr
                                                          muovendo
                                                          nervosamente
                                                          le antenne.</div>
                                                          <div>"Il che
                                                          vorrebbe dire
                                                          che si tratta
                                                          di un essere
                                                          mutaforma."
                                                          Sentenziò
                                                          Rest <span
                                                          style="line-height:
                                                          1.6em;">"Se
                                                          non fosse così
                                                          a quest'ora si
                                                          sarebbero
                                                          accorti della
                                                          sostituzione."</span></div>
                                                          <div><span
                                                          style="line-height:
                                                          1.6em;">"Il
                                                          Dominio?"
                                                          chiese Bueller
                                                          preoccupato.</span></div>
                                                          <div><span
                                                          style="line-height:
                                                          1.6em;">"Esistono
                                                          anche altre
                                                          razze di
                                                          mutaforma e
                                                          uccidere degli
                                                          innocenti
                                                          indiscriminatamente
                                                          solo per
                                                          salire a bordo
                                                          di una nave
                                                          non rientra
                                                          nel loro modus
                                                          operandi, però
                                                          non è da
                                                          escludere."
                                                          rispose il
                                                          vulcaniano.</span></div>
                                                          <div><span
                                                          style="line-height:
                                                          1.6em;">"Dalle
                                                          supposizioni
                                                          che abbiamo
                                                          fatto -
                                                          commentò
                                                          Caytlin
                                                          prendendo la
                                                          parola - da
                                                          più l'idea di
                                                          un essere con
                                                          una missione.
                                                          Nessuno
                                                          scrupolo e una
                                                          morale che gli
                                                          permette di
                                                          uccidere delle
                                                          persone
                                                          indifese solo
                                                          per riuscire a
                                                          salire sulla
                                                          Armand senza
                                                          farsi
                                                          scoprire. Il
                                                          che denota una
                                                          premeditazione
                                                          e un piano a
                                                          lungo termine.
                                                          Ha atteso
                                                          pazientemente
                                                          due mesi,
                                                          prima che
                                                          l'ambasciatore
                                                          salisse a
                                                          bordo. In
                                                          tutto quel
                                                          tempo ha
                                                          certamente
                                                          interagito con
                                                          l'equipaggio
                                                          quindi vuol
                                                          dire che le
                                                          sue capacità
                                                          di mutaforma
                                                          oltre che
                                                          fisiche sono
                                                          anche mentali,
                                                          oppure che si
                                                          è preparato in
                                                          modo
                                                          approfondito.
                                                          Deve aver
                                                          riprodotto sia
                                                          l'aspetto che
                                                          la memoria
                                                          dell'uomo che
                                                          ha
                                                          inizialmente
                                                          sostituito, in
                                                          maniera da non
                                                          destare
                                                          sospetti. E
                                                          deve avere
                                                          delle
                                                          conoscenze
                                                          pari alle
                                                          nostre per
                                                          poter usare i
                                                          sistemi della
                                                          nave... se
                                                          dovessi fare
                                                          un profilo,
                                                          direi che si
                                                          tratta di una
                                                          spia o di un
                                                          killer
                                                          professionista.
                                                          In ogni caso è
                                                          lo strumento
                                                          che qualcuno
                                                          sta usando per
                                                          raggiungere
                                                          uno scopo."</span></div>
                                                          <div><span
                                                          style="line-height:
                                                          1.6em;">"Una
                                                          buona analisi
                                                          dottoressa."
                                                          commentò con
                                                          rispetto Rest.</span></div>
                                                          <div>"Quindi
                                                          siamo
                                                          d'accordo,
                                                          questa sera,
                                                          alla festa di
                                                          Royce
                                                          proveremo a
                                                          scoprire
                                                          qualcosa di
                                                          più, ma
                                                          dovremo stare
                                                          attenti.
                                                          Qualsiasi
                                                          nostra azione,
                                                          se troppo
                                                          palese,
                                                          potrebbe farci
                                                          scoprire. E
                                                          tutto andrebbe
                                                          in malora!"
                                                          borbottò
                                                          Bueller.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>=^=Non
                                                          potete
                                                          farlo...=^=
                                                          commentò una
                                                          voce
                                                          proveniente
                                                          dal monitor
                                                          sul quale
                                                          campeggiava il
                                                          volto dallo
                                                          sguardo
                                                          stralunato del
                                                          Capitano/barista
                                                          Strauss.</div>
                                                          <div>"Oddio
                                                          non lui..."
                                                          borbottò
                                                          Ferris
                                                          portandosi le
                                                          mani al volto.</div>
                                                          <div>"Capitano
                                                          Strauss lasci
                                                          che le
                                                          spieghiamo..."
                                                          iniziò Xyr, ma
                                                          l'uomo la
                                                          bloccò con un
                                                          cenno della
                                                          mano.</div>
                                                          <div>=^=Ho
                                                          sentito tutto
                                                          quello che
                                                          avete detto...
                                                          Signor Bueller
                                                          le consiglio
                                                          di attivare i
                                                          sistemi di
                                                          anti
                                                          sorveglianza
                                                          quando vuole
                                                          tenere segreta
                                                          una riunione.
                                                          Non che con me
                                                          funzionino, ma
                                                          se ne ricordi
                                                          in futuro.=^=
                                                          Bueller fece
                                                          un verso di
                                                          stizza
                                                          colpendosi la
                                                          fronte con il
                                                          pugno.</div>
                                                          <div>"Allora
                                                          lei ritiene
                                                          che stiamo
                                                          erroneamente
                                                          interpretando
                                                          i dati."
                                                          suppose Rest
                                                          portando le
                                                          mani dietro la
                                                          schiena.</div>
                                                          <div>=^=Assolutamente
                                                          no! Ritengo
                                                          che le vostre
                                                          supposizioni
                                                          siano
                                                          corrette!=^=</div>
                                                          <div>"Allora
                                                          perchè non
                                                          possiamo
                                                          farlo?" chiese
                                                          Cytlin
                                                          titubante.</div>
                                                          <div>=^=Telmin...=^=</div>
                                                          <div>"Ha
                                                          ragione!"
                                                          esclamò Basta
                                                          "E' un
                                                          telepate molto
                                                          più potente di
                                                          un betazoide.
                                                          Anche se le
                                                          regole della
                                                          flotta non
                                                          consentono di
                                                          leggere la
                                                          mente degli
                                                          altri uomini
                                                          dell'equipaggio,
                                                          si accorgerà
                                                          che stiamo
                                                          nascondendo
                                                          qualcosa. Il
                                                          signor Rest
                                                          potrebbe
                                                          andare alla
                                                          festa senza
                                                          nessun
                                                          problema, ma
                                                          noi? Io stesso
                                                          sono in grado
                                                          di accorgermi
                                                          se state
                                                          nascondendo
                                                          qualcosa..."</div>
                                                          <div>"Sempre?"
                                                          commentò
                                                          Rodriguez
                                                          preoccupato.</div>
                                                          <div>"Si
                                                          sempre..."
                                                          rispose il
                                                          betazoide
                                                          mostrando un
                                                          pallido
                                                          sorriso al
                                                          verso di
                                                          disappunto del
                                                          collega.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Quindi?"
                                                          chiese Bueller
                                                          facendo
                                                          tornare la
                                                          conversazione
                                                          sul binario
                                                          giusto.</div>
                                                          <div>=^=Quindi
                                                          come prima
                                                          cosa dovete
                                                          eliminare il
                                                          fattore
                                                          'Telmin'=^=</div>
                                                          <div>"Eliminare?!"</div>
                                                          <div>"Intende
                                                          dire che
                                                          bisogna
                                                          portarlo dalla
                                                          nostra parte."
                                                          commentò Rest.</div>
                                                          <div>=^=E' un
                                                          opzione...=^=
                                                          sospirò quasi
                                                          deluso
                                                          Strauss.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Signor
                                                          Basta,
                                                          convochi il
                                                          Tenente
                                                          Comandante
                                                          Telmin con una
                                                          scusa. Voglio
                                                          una squadra
                                                          della
                                                          sicurezza
                                                          armata e
                                                          pronta per
                                                          quando sarà
                                                          teletrasportato."</div>
                                                          <div>"Dovemo
                                                          stordirlo per
                                                          analizzarlo -
                                                          commentò Rest
                                                          glaciale - non
                                                          possiamo
                                                          permetterci di
                                                          perdere tempo
                                                          con un
                                                          potenziale
                                                          assassino.
                                                          Dopotutto è
                                                          l'unico
                                                          sopravvissuto
                                                          della squadra
                                                          di sbarco. C'è
                                                          la possibilità
                                                          che sia lui il
                                                          mutaforma...
                                                          Perdere tempo
                                                          potrebbe
                                                          dargli la
                                                          possibilità di
                                                          attivare
                                                          qualche
                                                          congegno in
                                                          suo possesso,
                                                          magari degli
                                                          ordigni
                                                          esplosivi che
                                                          può aver
                                                          nascosto sulla
                                                          Armand o
                                                          addirittura
                                                          sulla Hope
                                                          durante le sue
                                                          visite di
                                                          questi
                                                          giorni."</div>
                                                          <div>"Lo so...
                                                          sarò io a
                                                          stordirlo non
                                                          appena metterà
                                                          piede sulla
                                                          mia nave. C'è
                                                          la corte
                                                          marziale per
                                                          un'azione del
                                                          genere e mi
                                                          addosserò ogni
                                                          colpa se ci
                                                          siamo
                                                          sbagliati."</div>
                                                          <div>La voce
                                                          di Ferris era
                                                          sicura della
                                                          sua scelta.
                                                          Xyr lo guardò
                                                          per un lungo
                                                          momento. </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div><span
                                                          style="line-height:
                                                          1.6em;">"Agli
                                                          ordini
                                                          Capitano."
                                                          disse infine
                                                          con un tono di
                                                          rispetto che
                                                          non aveva mai
                                                          mostrato
                                                          prima.</span></div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div><strong
                                                          style="font-family:
                                                          Verdana;font-size:
                                                          12.0px;line-height:
                                                          19.2px;">USS
                                                          Hope - Sala
                                                          teletrasporto
                                                          - 2 febbraio
                                                          2395 - Ore
                                                          14.26</strong><br>
                                                          Uno scintillio
                                                          annunciò
                                                          l'arrivo
                                                          dell'ospite.
                                                          Dal suo punto
                                                          di vista
                                                          Telmin video
                                                          solo la
                                                          propria sala
                                                          teletrasporto
                                                          e poi, una
                                                          volta
                                                          materializzatosi,
                                                          ebbe il tempo
                                                          di notare sei
                                                          uomini della
                                                          sicurezza
                                                          armati di
                                                          fucile phaser
                                                          prima che un
                                                          raggio
                                                          azzurrognolo,
                                                          sparato dal
                                                          facente
                                                          funzioni di
                                                          capitano della
                                                          USS Hope, lo
                                                          colpisse in
                                                          pieno
                                                          abbattendolo
                                                          sul posto.</div>
                                                          <div>"Portatelo
                                                          in infermeria
                                                          e tenetelo
                                                          d'occhio
                                                          finchè la
                                                          dottoressa non
                                                          ha terminato
                                                          le analisi.
                                                          Ditele di
                                                          tenerlo
                                                          sedato, ma se
                                                          si muove
                                                          sparate
                                                          ancora."
                                                          Ordinò a
                                                          Basta.</div>
                                                          <div>Alcuni
                                                          infermieri
                                                          posero il
                                                          corpo su un
                                                          lettino anti
                                                          gravitazionale
                                                          per portarlo
                                                          via mentre la
                                                          sicurezza
                                                          continuava a
                                                          tenersi pronta
                                                          per ogni
                                                          evenienza.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"L'hai
                                                          fatto
                                                          davvero?! Non
                                                          stavate
                                                          scherzando!"
                                                          commentò Luna
                                                          stupita. Era
                                                          stata lei a
                                                          controllare le
                                                          procedure di
                                                          teletrasporto,
                                                          invitata dallo
                                                          stesso Ferris
                                                          dopo una
                                                          rapida
                                                          spiegazione
                                                          dei fatti.</div>
                                                          <div>"Non ti
                                                          sembravamo
                                                          seri?" chiese
                                                          lui
                                                          consegnando il
                                                          fucile phaser
                                                          ad un uomo
                                                          della
                                                          sicurezza.</div>
                                                          <div>"Perchè
                                                          me l'hai
                                                          detto? A
                                                          quanto ho
                                                          capito gli
                                                          unici a sapere
                                                          qualcosa sono
                                                          gli ufficiali
                                                          superiori e la
                                                          squadra messa
                                                          su da Basta."</div>
                                                          <div>"Perchè
                                                          se ti avessi
                                                          tenuta
                                                          all'oscuro me
                                                          l'avresti
                                                          fatta pagare."
                                                          rispose lui
                                                          con un
                                                          sorrisetto.</div>
                                                          <div>"Molto
                                                          probabile!" </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div><strong
                                                          style="font-family:
                                                          Verdana;font-size:
                                                          12.0px;line-height:
                                                          19.2px;">USS
                                                          Hope -
                                                          Infermeria - 2
                                                          febbraio 2395
                                                          - Ore 15.12</strong></div>
                                                          <div>"Sta
                                                          riprendendo
                                                          conoscenza..."
                                                          avvertì
                                                          Melanne.</div>
                                                          <div>La
                                                          dottoressa
                                                          Graahn aveva
                                                          dato fondo a
                                                          tutta la sua
                                                          inventiva per
                                                          essere sicura
                                                          che l'uomo
                                                          davanti a lei
                                                          fosse
                                                          effettivamente
                                                          chi credevano
                                                          fosse. Gli
                                                          uomini della
                                                          sicurezza
                                                          erano stati
                                                          mandati via e
                                                          gli unici
                                                          presenti oltre
                                                          lei e Telmin,
                                                          ancora legato
                                                          al lettino
                                                          diagnostico,
                                                          erano Bueller
                                                          e Basta.</div>
                                                          <div>Il Capo
                                                          della
                                                          Sicurezza
                                                          della Hope
                                                          aveva
                                                          consigliato di
                                                          tenere
                                                          l'ulliano
                                                          legato almeno
                                                          finchè non
                                                          avevano avuto
                                                          modo di dare
                                                          una
                                                          spiegazione.
                                                          L'addestramento
                                                          poteva
                                                          prendere il
                                                          sopravvento e
                                                          Telmin poteva
                                                          attaccarli
                                                          prima ancora
                                                          di emettere un
                                                          fiato. Bueller
                                                          era d'accordo
                                                          con lui.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Koji
                                                          kurac!"
                                                          mormorò
                                                          spalancando
                                                          gli occhi e
                                                          facendo forza
                                                          sui legacci.
                                                          Il traduttore
                                                          si era
                                                          rifiutato di
                                                          tradurre
                                                          l'esclamazione,
                                                          probabilmente
                                                          una qualche
                                                          oscenità al
                                                          loro
                                                          indirizzo.</div>
                                                          <div>"Signore
                                                          si calmi!"
                                                          Adesso
                                                          arrivava la
                                                          parte peggiore
                                                          e Ferris stava
                                                          sudando
                                                          freddo.</div>
                                                          <div>"Cosa vi
                                                          è saltato in
                                                          mente?!" gli
                                                          occhi
                                                          dell'uomo
                                                          mandarono un
                                                          pericoloso
                                                          scintillio.</div>
                                                          <div>"Mi
                                                          ascolti
                                                          attentamente...
                                                          ci sono delle
                                                          importanti
                                                          informazioni
                                                          che deve
                                                          sapere ma deve
                                                          fidarsi di
                                                          noi." Telmin
                                                          lo guardò con
                                                          fare sopreso.
                                                          Gli avevano
                                                          appena sparato
                                                          e poi legato
                                                          ad un lettino
                                                          diagnostico,
                                                          come potevano
                                                          chiedergli di
                                                          fidarsi?</div>
                                                          <div>Bueller
                                                          porse la mano
                                                          a Basta che
                                                          gli passò un
                                                          phaser.
                                                          L'ulliano si
                                                          irrigidì.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Le
                                                          consegno il
                                                          phaser e la
                                                          libero, in
                                                          cambio le
                                                          chiedo solo di
                                                          ascoltarci."
                                                          Nello sguardo
                                                          dell'ufficiale
                                                          passò un lampo
                                                          di curiosità e
                                                          fece un cenno
                                                          affermativo
                                                          con la testa.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>Bueller
                                                          poggiò
                                                          lentamente il
                                                          phaser nella
                                                          mano destra
                                                          dell'uomo e
                                                          poi slegò
                                                          velocemente i
                                                          legacci.
                                                          Infine fece
                                                          qualche passo
                                                          indietro.</div>
                                                          <div>Telmin
                                                          controllò
                                                          rapidamente le
                                                          condizioni
                                                          dell'arma
                                                          temendo
                                                          qualche
                                                          trucco, ma
                                                          quando si
                                                          accorse che
                                                          tutto sembrava
                                                          in regola
                                                          guardò i suoi
                                                          carcerieri
                                                          sospettoso.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Mi
                                                          permetta di
                                                          spiegarle..."
                                                          iniziò Ferris,
                                                          ma Basta lo
                                                          bloccò subito.</div>
                                                          <div>"Comandante,
                                                          legga
                                                          direttamente
                                                          nei nostri
                                                          pensieri. Sarà
                                                          più rapido e
                                                          si renderà
                                                          conto che non
                                                          stiamo
                                                          mentendo."
                                                          Tutti lo
                                                          guardavano
                                                          tesi ma
                                                          fiduciosi.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>La
                                                          procedura di
                                                          lettura fu
                                                          rapida. Via
                                                          via che Telmin
                                                          riceveva i
                                                          ricordi dei
                                                          due ragazzi,
                                                          la sua
                                                          espressione si
                                                          faceva sempre
                                                          più stupita.
                                                          Alla fine
                                                          poggiò il
                                                          phaser sul
                                                          lettino e
                                                          camminò su e
                                                          giù per
                                                          l'infermeria
                                                          riflettendo. I
                                                          giovani
                                                          rimasero in
                                                          silenzio per
                                                          tutto il tempo
                                                          seguendolo con
                                                          lo sguardo.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Signor
                                                          Bueller..."
                                                          alla fine il
                                                          Capo della
                                                          Sicurezza si
                                                          decise a
                                                          parlare.</div>
                                                          <div>"Signore?"
                                                          Ferris
                                                          deglutì. Era
                                                          il momento
                                                          della verità.</div>
                                                          <div>"I miei
                                                          complimenti
                                                          per il suo
                                                          coraggio nella
                                                          sua scelta
                                                          d'azione e per
                                                          il lavoro
                                                          svolto dai
                                                          suoi uomini
                                                          nelle
                                                          indagini.
                                                          Probabilmente
                                                          io avrei usato
                                                          un approccio
                                                          diverso ma non
                                                          posso negare
                                                          che sia stato
                                                          efficace" un
                                                          sorriso
                                                          apparve sul
                                                          volto
                                                          dell'ufficiale
                                                          e gli altri
                                                          trassero un
                                                          sospiro di
                                                          sollievo.</div>
                                                          <div>"Allora
                                                          ci crede?"
                                                          chiese Melanne</div>
                                                          <div>"Non ci
                                                          sono prove
                                                          effettive e
                                                          siete partiti
                                                          dal risultato
                                                          di una lettura
                                                          fatta con un
                                                          programma di
                                                          diagnostica
                                                          non ufficiale.
                                                          Ma capisco il
                                                          vostro
                                                          sospetto nei
                                                          miei
                                                          confronti.
                                                          Qualche ora di
                                                          mal di testa a
                                                          causa del
                                                          phaser sono un
                                                          prezzo basso
                                                          da pagare per
                                                          tenere la
                                                          propria nave e
                                                          il suo
                                                          equipaggio al
                                                          sicuro."
                                                          Bueller lo
                                                          ringraziò con
                                                          un cenno della
                                                          testa.</div>
                                                          <div>"E
                                                          adesso?"
                                                          chiese Basta
                                                          "Ci lascerà
                                                          procedere con
                                                          il nostro
                                                          piano o ha
                                                          intenzione di
                                                          parlare con il
                                                          Capitano
                                                          Royce?"</div>
                                                          <div>"Vi
                                                          aiuterò nelle
                                                          indagini. Come
                                                          ho detto:
                                                          prima di tutto
                                                          la sicurezza.
                                                          Io posso
                                                          accedere a
                                                          sensori o
                                                          rapporti senza
                                                          destare
                                                          sospetti e
                                                          trovare
                                                          qualcosa di
                                                          più concreto.
                                                          Il Capitano
                                                          Royce è un
                                                          uomo
                                                          estremamente
                                                          focoso...
                                                          potrebbe
                                                          prendere la
                                                          cosa sul
                                                          personale e
                                                          scatenare una
                                                          vera e propria
                                                          caccia
                                                          all'uomo per
                                                          tutta la nave
                                                          e noi abbiamo
                                                          bisogno di
                                                          segretezza... <span
                                                          style="line-height:
                                                          1.6em;">secondo
                                                          il vostro
                                                          consigliere -
                                                          riprese dopo
                                                          aver
                                                          riflettuto un
                                                          momento -
                                                          potrebbe
                                                          essere un
                                                          professionista
                                                          con una
                                                          missione."</span></div>
                                                          <div><span
                                                          style="line-height:
                                                          1.6em;">"Sono
                                                          soltanto
                                                          congetture, ma
                                                          sembra una
                                                          spiegazione
                                                          accettabile...
                                                          cos'ha il
                                                          mente?"</span></div>
                                                          <div><span
                                                          style="line-height:
                                                          1.6em;">"Direi
                                                          che è
                                                          imperativo
                                                          scoprire il
                                                          mandante prima
                                                          di bloccare
                                                          l'assassino...
                                                          se possibile
                                                          naturalmente.
                                                          Qualcuno sta
                                                          attentando
                                                          alla
                                                          Federazione,
                                                          ed è nostro
                                                          preciso dovere
                                                          investigare e
                                                          soprattutto
                                                          fermarli. </span><span
                                                          style="line-height:
                                                          1.6em;">Se me
                                                          lo consente
                                                          vorrei
                                                          avvertire il
                                                          Primo
                                                          Ufficiale
                                                          Walsh del
                                                          nostro piano,
                                                          ovviamente
                                                          dopo averle
                                                          letto la mente
                                                          ed essermi
                                                          assicurato che
                                                          lei è chi dice
                                                          di essere."</span></div>
                                                          <div>"Se
                                                          glielo
                                                          permetto?"
                                                          chiese Ferris
                                                          stupito.</div>
                                                          <div>"Il gioco
                                                          è il suo
                                                          Capitano. Lei
                                                          e i suoi
                                                          uomini avete
                                                          dimostrato di
                                                          sapere gestire
                                                          le emergenze
                                                          in diverse
                                                          occasioni e io
                                                          voglio
                                                          affidarmi al
                                                          vostro gioco
                                                          di squadra."</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div>"Gioco di
                                                          squadra? Noi?
                                                          Siamo
                                                          apposto..."
                                                          commentò
                                                          Bueller.</div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
                                                          <div> </div>
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                                                          <div>====================================<br>
                                                          Capitano
                                                          Ferris Bueller<br>
                                                          USS Hope -
                                                          NCC-25122<br>
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                                                          Silente69<br>
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                                                          La vita scappa
                                                          via in fretta.
                                                          Se uno non si
                                                          ferma e non si
                                                          guarda
                                                          attorno,
                                                          rischia di
                                                          sprecarla.</div>
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                                              <div>====================================<br>
                                                Capitano Ferris Bueller<br>
                                                USS Hope - NCC-25122<br>
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                                                fretta. Se uno non si
                                                ferma e non si guarda
                                                attorno, rischia di
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                  USS Hope - NCC-25122<br>
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      Ufficiale Medico Capo USS Hope
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