“Kansas.”
Belilo showed only mild comprehension. “That’s on Earth, right?”
“Yeah. United States. North America.”
She gave a slight nod.
More silence. Finally he replied, “And you?”
“Geos.”
“Never heard of it.”
“Used to be called O’Neill Three.”
“Still don’t know it.”
Belilo c****d her head. “You’re one of the old ones, aren’t you?”
Hawker nodded. “First sleeper program.”
Her eyes widened. “Wow, that’s impressive!”
“It’s something.”
“You don’t look a day over two hundred.” It was an old joke among the dubs. Hawker gave her the obligatory smile.
“It’s a space settlement,” Belilo said after a minute. “An artificial world in space. Built in 2167. I never even set foot on a planet till I was in the army.”
Hawker just grunted and said nothing else. Eventually they finished eating
