I was going through the options for inhabited worlds to contact, sitting in the observation tower now miles deep in the ocean, when Joe interrupted me. "King Tim, you have a call from Professor Wagner. He says he has an urgent matter to discuss."
I liked Professor Wagner, talking with him always cheered me up, his easy-going attitude and quick with always made for fun conversations. I had almost forgotten that I had team of top scientists working on unlocking alien technologies. With Joe's decision to use his full power to let us bypass those technologies, it was kind of a moot point. I hadn't circled back to the team I had working on to either release them or redirect them, yet. "OK, Joe, I've been meaning to talk to him anyway. Put him through.
The professor's face, a young man of maybe 30 years old now, after the full course of rejuvenation treatments had been completed. Appeared on the clear glass wall of the observation tower. "Hello, Professor! How are you?"
