Approval Needed
Gregory’s wrist comp beeped, which was odd as it was the middle of physics class. He glanced down:
Exo Bureau: Please screeny {link}
He forwarded the snip to his teacher, who nodded at him and he went outside. He walked a few feet away from the door and hit the link. His screens opened to opaque and quiet. What was this? Then they resolved into an image of an older ska-i. “Hello, Gregory. My name is Lydia, and I am from the exo bureau,” she said, her kiss off screen.
Gregory mouthed a kiss, trying for ‘under authority”, which she probably couldn’t see either.
“Gregory, I’m calling you because you have been put on hold by the en-drek bureau. The en-kesh that matched you is an immigrant…”
Gregory lost the next few seconds. An en-kesh! Not some old…
“I’m sorry, ma’am, what did you say?”
She grinned at him. “I said we need your approval to make this match. She is an exo, so will not only need very careful handling, but you will need to agree to daily reports, and occasional face to face meetings.”
“Umm, Ok.”
“Your Ska-drek has already approved, but we will need your approval as well. I will snip it to you. Think it over carefully, but try to respond tonight. I’m sure she is eager to hear.”
“Yes, Ska,” he said, and the screeny died.
Approval needed
En-kesh match
Requirments: Daily Code, Custom, and Health reports, Occasional face to face meetings
How annoying! Not even a name or a date or anything. But… an en-e-kesh match! To fool around and get used to each other for six months under the eye of the ska-drek and ska-drek-a… he hit ‘approved’ before he could change his mind and went back into class.
He didn’t go back to his seat but stood at the door until the teacher noticed. “Yes, Gregory?”
“En-e-kesh Gregory Xoff,” he said, and the room burst out in cheers.
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