Tangle in the Dark - Kassidor

hear about your divorce.”“The separation only became official three days ago,” shesaid, “But I’ve moved out of the villa so I guess it isfunctionally complete.”“Well; I’m sorry.”“Why?” she asked. “I’m the one who filed,” she said,looking as puzzled as she could.Weis had hardly spoken to her in the two hundred yearsthis expedition had been in flight, but pursued her anyway.“Oh?” he said it in a way that made Kelvin wonder howThom was telling the tale.Ava brushed passed him and headed for the bar. She cameaway with a tall decorative cup that had fumes rolling off theside. She inhaled some of them and then came their way. Henoticed Heymon make subtle adjustments to hispersonification to give his chest a little more definition andhis chin look a little firmer. He adjusted his coloring to thelighting a little more to make himself look a little more tan. Ahole made by a tiger tooth appeared in his far epaulette. Stillit didn’t make him smile.“You look grim,” Ava said as she approached. Kelvin wassuddenly aware that he was one of the few single men in theroom.“Benton was able to duplicate Darryl’s work on theimpactor trajectories,” he told her. Kelvin wished he hadn’tbrought that up here, this was supposed to be pleasure. Shedid have a right to know, and it had been the only thing he328