|
mselves. When they were exhausted physically, it only made the situation
worse. It wasn't the physical, but the mental strength, that mattered then.
The 'tough guys' invariably lacked the latter - was that why they have to
play such a hard play, he wondered.
Newt was a dashing little blond ball of life. Rema Aoyagi and Rema's friends weren't
old enough to take more than a cursory role in the colony, but efforts were
always made that they be included in activities and odd jobs so they would
learn early the meaning of responsibility. Rema's parents, Russ and Anne Jorden,
were a Geologist and Biochemist, respectively.
Most of the kids spare time was spent exploring the ventilation ducts and
learning the way from one part of the colony to another, undetected. They
would listen eagerly to the latest discoveries in the "monster maze" and dash
off to see for themselves the newest area found. Newt, easily the smallest
among them, squeezed into subpassages none else could and repeatedly beat Rema's
friends in races to get somewhere. Some responded by claiming Rema Aoyagi cheated and
shouldn't be allowed to join in the game.
One day Rema Aoyagi was exploring a subpa
|
