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Madvillain · (This post was last modified: 11-10-2024, 11:47 AM by Madvillain.)

From: Bob Pickering, CDI.
To: CI Helen Timson / COCS Database
Topic: Late for work again
Clearance: SENSITIVE

Good Morning / Afternoon Chief Inspector,

When I woke up this morning, it seemed for once I was well ahead of schedule, a rare feat indeed. I followed the advice of retiring to bed early and reducing my time on the neural net, and I even had my uniform crisply laid out the night before. It felt like the start of a proper, punctual day.

I fed my dog, gave her a quick pat, and made my way down to the spaceport with a confidence I haven’t felt in ages. Unfortunately, that confidence was dashed the moment I reached for my shuttle keycard and realized it wasn’t there. A daft oversight on my part: I had left it on the kitchen counter back home. So, with a few exclamations that I’ll refrain from repeating, I turned back, navigated the morning crowds, and retrieved the keycard.

Returning to the spaceport, I found myself behind a veritable parade of civilians and freighters, all queued up for some new security checks: no doubt more of the Home Office’s latest security initiatives. Once I finally reached my shuttle, the old engines decided to have a fit, refusing to start up without a bit of coaxing from maintenance. It took them nearly twenty minutes and no small amount of prodding before she was finally up and running.

And as luck would have it, once I was in orbit, I encountered one of those blasted lane disruptions. It seems a group of miners en route to New London had clogged up the trade lanes, so I had to idle there, fuming, while they sorted out their permissions. By the time I managed to get through, I was well behind schedule.

So here I am, regretfully and finally reporting in but a good deal later than intended, again. Apologies, Chief. Despite all my efforts to avoid it, it seems fate has once again conspired to keep me from a timely arrival.

On a more positive note, I’ve successfully recalibrated my neural net interface, which now provides accurate security flagging for my reports. Apologies for not addressing this sooner as my previous missives were sent without encryption, technically visible to anyone browsing the neural net. Not that anyone would likely take an interest in sensitive law enforcement updates, but better to keep everything by the book, wouldn’t you agree? Thankfully, I don’t think it’s caused any issues.

Best regards,

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