Wilmot."
"Figurehead? Who?"
"Ruth Morgenthau will fill the role nicely. She's working in the administrative services office at present. I can transfer her here and Wilmot won't blink an eye."
Morgenthau, Holly thought. So that's why he's been spending so much time with her.
"She's rather lazy, you know," he said, grinning naughtily. "And rather vain. We'll let her sit at this desk and stay out of your way. You will run the department."
"She would do that?"
Nodding, he replied, "She'd leap at the chance. More prestige, less work. She'll love it."
"I click." Holly tried to grin back at him, but it was forced.
He reached across the desk and lifted her chin so he could stare into her eyes. "It all depends on you, Holly. Will you take on this responsibility? Will you do this for me?"
Holly felt a rush of emotions surge through her: gratitude, loyalty, a longing to please Malcolm Eberly, a yearning to have him love her.
"Yes," she said breathlessly. "I'll do anything for you, Malcolm."
He smiled dazzlingly. And thought, This ought to make Morgenthau happy: the trappings of authority, a whole department to lord it over. It should keep her busy enough to stay out of my way.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
BULLETIN
TO: All Residents.
FROM: M. Eberly, Director Human Resources Department.
SUBJECT: Naming Contests.
You, the people of this habitat, will decide the names to be given to the five villages, the various work complexes, and the natural areas (farms, orchards, woodlands, lakes, etc.) by participating in contests to select such names.
Residents of each village will select the name for the village in which they reside. Workers in each factory, processing plant, farm, aquaculture complex, etc., will select the names for such centers. If desired, individual buildings may be given specific names.
Each contest will consist of three phases. In the first phase, all citizens will decide on the categories from which names will be eventually chosen. For example, residents will decide whether they wish to name the villages after national heroes, or cities on Earth, or great artists or scientists, etc.
In the second phase, specific names from each chosen category will be nominated and discussed. The list of names for each specific site will be shortened to five, using a secret ballot.
In the third and final phase, permanent names will be chosen from the short lists of five nominees, again by secret ballot.
The Human Resources Department will manage the various contests. The Human Resources Department may appoint one or more panels of citizens to serve as judges, researchers, or in other capacities, as needed.
A public meeting will be convened at 22:00 hours Thursday in the cafeteria to discuss this activity. All residents are urged to attend.
M. Eberly Director, Human Resources Department.
MEMORANDUM
TO: All Habitat Personnel.
FROM: R. Morgenthau, Acting Director, Human Resources.
SUBJECT: Medical Prophylaxis.
As a proactive measure to prevent the outbreak of airborne infectious diseases, every individual's living quarters will be treated with a disinfectant antibiotic spray over the course of the next four weeks.
Each individual will be notified when her or his building is to be treated. Such treatment will be done during normal working hours; it is neither necessary nor desirable for individuals to remain in their quarters during the spraying procedure.
R. Morgenthau.
Acting Director.
Human Resources.
THE FIRST RALLY
Although there were two full-service restaurants in the village, virtually everyone ate in the big, noisy cafeteria almost every day. The restaurants were small, intimate, run by harried entrepreneurs who obtained their foods directly from the people who ran the farms and the fish tanks. Just as the nutritionists of Selene had learned, aquaculture produced more protein per unit of input energy than barnyard meat animals could. Before leaving the Earth/Moon region,
"Figurehead? Who?"
"Ruth Morgenthau will fill the role nicely. She's working in the administrative services office at present. I can transfer her here and Wilmot won't blink an eye."
Morgenthau, Holly thought. So that's why he's been spending so much time with her.
"She's rather lazy, you know," he said, grinning naughtily. "And rather vain. We'll let her sit at this desk and stay out of your way. You will run the department."
"She would do that?"
Nodding, he replied, "She'd leap at the chance. More prestige, less work. She'll love it."
"I click." Holly tried to grin back at him, but it was forced.
He reached across the desk and lifted her chin so he could stare into her eyes. "It all depends on you, Holly. Will you take on this responsibility? Will you do this for me?"
Holly felt a rush of emotions surge through her: gratitude, loyalty, a longing to please Malcolm Eberly, a yearning to have him love her.
"Yes," she said breathlessly. "I'll do anything for you, Malcolm."
He smiled dazzlingly. And thought, This ought to make Morgenthau happy: the trappings of authority, a whole department to lord it over. It should keep her busy enough to stay out of my way.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
BULLETIN
TO: All Residents.
FROM: M. Eberly, Director Human Resources Department.
SUBJECT: Naming Contests.
You, the people of this habitat, will decide the names to be given to the five villages, the various work complexes, and the natural areas (farms, orchards, woodlands, lakes, etc.) by participating in contests to select such names.
Residents of each village will select the name for the village in which they reside. Workers in each factory, processing plant, farm, aquaculture complex, etc., will select the names for such centers. If desired, individual buildings may be given specific names.
Each contest will consist of three phases. In the first phase, all citizens will decide on the categories from which names will be eventually chosen. For example, residents will decide whether they wish to name the villages after national heroes, or cities on Earth, or great artists or scientists, etc.
In the second phase, specific names from each chosen category will be nominated and discussed. The list of names for each specific site will be shortened to five, using a secret ballot.
In the third and final phase, permanent names will be chosen from the short lists of five nominees, again by secret ballot.
The Human Resources Department will manage the various contests. The Human Resources Department may appoint one or more panels of citizens to serve as judges, researchers, or in other capacities, as needed.
A public meeting will be convened at 22:00 hours Thursday in the cafeteria to discuss this activity. All residents are urged to attend.
M. Eberly Director, Human Resources Department.
MEMORANDUM
TO: All Habitat Personnel.
FROM: R. Morgenthau, Acting Director, Human Resources.
SUBJECT: Medical Prophylaxis.
As a proactive measure to prevent the outbreak of airborne infectious diseases, every individual's living quarters will be treated with a disinfectant antibiotic spray over the course of the next four weeks.
Each individual will be notified when her or his building is to be treated. Such treatment will be done during normal working hours; it is neither necessary nor desirable for individuals to remain in their quarters during the spraying procedure.
R. Morgenthau.
Acting Director.
Human Resources.
THE FIRST RALLY
Although there were two full-service restaurants in the village, virtually everyone ate in the big, noisy cafeteria almost every day. The restaurants were small, intimate, run by harried entrepreneurs who obtained their foods directly from the people who ran the farms and the fish tanks. Just as the nutritionists of Selene had learned, aquaculture produced more protein per unit of input energy than barnyard meat animals could. Before leaving the Earth/Moon region,
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