Chapter 44: Freddie Nimblr

Just then JB swept into Ops. He was dragging along the lieutenant they had overrun at the hatchway. The man, still vaguely familiar, was positively beaming. He made a half-hearted salute in Bolton and the Commander's direction, slapped JB on the shoulder and said, "Yeah, no problem. This is great. This must be why the bosses sent me here."

"You know who this is?" JB asked Bolton, who shook his head. "This is Freddie Nimblr, holo-journalist extraordinaire, trusted icon to billions, three-time winner of the Newswatch elections back at Sol. HeÕs even got his holo-camera with him." JB held up the camera. "I erased that last bit back at the door,"

"So?" asked Bolton.

"DonÕt you get it, man? This is Freddie Nimblr, the most trusted Newsman in all the Network."