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Jacob’s Point Of View
I wasn’t much of a stationary bike enthusiast, but the depth of freshly fallen snow outside A Walk In The Clouds would deter Ernest Shackleton, so we worked out indoors. Outdoors, it was minus ten Celsius, too, and as much as I loved the soul-cleansing power of extremely cold weather, I didn’t want to drag Kate or Alicia outside.
We linked three Peleton bikes through an app and used each bike’s large LED monitor and proximity speech mode to ride together through summer grassy meadows in Bavaria, Germany, where Holsten dairy cows wore massive bells that told shepherds where their stock was.
When Sean called on my cell phone, I reluctantly excused myself because Kate and I had agreed to reduce contact with our so-called handlers unless it was in-person meetings.
“I need your help, Jacob.”
“No.”
“I haven’t told you what I want yet.”
“The answer is still no, Sean. It’s Saturday, and we’re going shopping, then for a nice lunch at a nearby Italian restaurant, we’ve been meaning to try. After that, we’ll probably watch a movie on a giant TV we have never used because people like you keep calling.”
“That sounds boring as fuck, mate. I’m not sure domestic life is good for you.”
“Go away, Sean.”
“If I call back on Monday, can we talk then, Jacob? It’s a matter of life or death.”
“It always is with you and the agency. What do you need?”
“I want Mitch to dump a virus into the programming of a French Submarine owned by the Malaysian Armed Forces.”
“Why?”
“Because the submarine is being used as a piracy vessel directed by former Prime Minister Najib.”