Metafire

"Right."

"Well you only get one. Learn from it Jack. Vigilance is everything. Even if vigilance slows you down, it is better to be safe than sorry."

"I guess I am learning that big time, right now. If I can get back to the house..."

"Jack. Tell you what. I will go in to see Jill. Stay here. Work with her. I will vouch for you. At five, I can take you home."

"Thanks, John," he paused. "Anyway, I think I should thank you. Maybe I should get mad? You know I was going to be paid to do nothing for awhile."

"Yeh, but we need you here Jack. And remember, you were being paid to do nothing, and then you went off and did something anyway. Maybe next time when you are told to do nothing, you'll follow orders!" And he walked out. A minute later Jill came in smiling.

"Let's get to work. I found something this morning while perusing records from Los Alamos. It seems that the Metafire gang is a bunch of old Los Alamos people. Several were involved in actually designing bombs. These guys are interesting."