Solomon's Private File #252
These stories about Stephen and Solomon take place starting in
1950's. Stephen wrote about his life in letters to a penpal, and then
in a secure blog, in case he lost his memory again, in the master
computer in his school for gifted students, which he started attending
in 2016 in a new incarnation, until his death. Now his son Solomon is
attending the same school, and is writing in his own secure blog for
his future incarnations.
All characters are fictitious, even if some of them might have names
that belong to some actual people, or act like people we know.
Solomon is 27 in this story, in the Spring of 2053.
Solomon's Private File #252 "Texas A&M Standoff"
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The Captain of the Texas Rangers called me via the Bureau, and said,
"We've got a problem here. A gang, we think a militia, has invaded
Texas A&M university, unfortunately while some high school kids were on
a tour there." I said, "Just being reported in the news now. Want me
there?" He said, "Sure." I said to him in his office, "You're far from
the scene." He said "Please fix that." I made a mobile command post for
us like the last time, and ported us to inside it. I said, "Part
militia, and part slightly organized crime gang. Chemistry professor
helped police with a drug lab the perps were in love with. They're
after him. Campus Police spotted them, and challenged. Perps fired on
them. Result is two perps dead, and one wounded. Two CP wounded, not
seriously, but could have complications if not resolved soon. Perps
took a bus of kid tourists hostage. Negations ongoing."
I said, "So, how would you like me to mess with it?" He said, "You
could make their weapons not fire." I said, "Good that they won't, bad
if they notice. They've got knives. Kid hostages have necks. I remove
the knives, they can still break those necks. I could resolve all this
make it work for the trial, and you don't want your involvement known."
I said, "First, right. Second, unavoidable, so I might as well play it
up big." He grinned. I said, "If you have to make a mess, make it a
GOOD mess." Chuckles.
I said, "You'll be able to see everything on the monitors, and
recorded. I'll be with you, but I'll also be at the action. Don't
expect me to explain that." He smiled and nodded. I shifted to meet
with the leader of the CP, and said, "Hi. I'm Solomon. I know what's
going on, after Ranger Captain called me. Agree to let me resolve
this?" He said, "Yes sir!. Keep me informed?" I said with a hard smile,
"What I will do will be rather obvious. Be assured that I will let no
innocent person be harmed from now on, with this." He said, "Thank
you!"
I walked to the bus. They saw me. I said, loudly, but politely, "You
hostage takers in the bus! Please come out and be arrested." Captain
laughed. They didn't, and didn't move. I said to them, "You are
inconveniencing a lot of people. They have much better things to do
with their time. You know I won't let you hurt anybody now. So, come
out. They've got some restraints ready for you." Nothing. I said, "You
know I can port you out here, or even directly to jail. Naked, too, as
usual. Oh, that got your attention! Didn't finish your bikini waxing?"
Even some of them had to laugh at that. I said, "How about a deal.
You've wounded two Campus Police officers. I could make you feel their
pain for the rest of your lives. You come out and surrender nicely and
politely, not harming anybody further, I won't do that. Wait! Also, you
must sincerely apologize to your hostages. You terrorized children! You
WILL make it right for them! Kids in the bus. Don't try to hurt them,
or you will be like them, criminals." They didn't, although some had to
be restrained by their friends.
The perps came out one by one, and put their weapons on the ground. I
said, "Knives, too. I can see all of them." They dropped those, too. I
nodded to the CP, and they went to the perps and used plastic
restraints on them. I said to the perps, "Thank you for your
cooperation." I called out to the kids still in the bus, "A&M is a
fine university. This is a very unusual thing. VERY rare. Please don't
judge it by this group of very unwelcome outsiders. If you are accepted
here, and choose to attend, you will have full scholarships." I went
onto the bus, and offered to hug them. All accepted. Some cried, and
not all were girls. I said, "Brave people. No shame in having reactions
to what happened. Normal. Can happen to trained soldiers, can happen to
anybody. Talk to your counselors, even if you don't want to. Please."
Some nods. One said, "Scholarships for real?" I said, "One way or
another, if accepted here. I'll er, talk to the president." Grins. I
said, "In fact, now." I shifted to the office of the president. I said,
"I'm Solomon. I fixed your little hostage problem. Kids traumatized but
unhurt. I promised them, if they are accepted here, full scholarships.
If you don't back that up, our charity will, and announce it and why."
He grinned and said, "Boxed us in, but good. We'll do it, because we
should." We shook hands.
Still at the scene, I said, "There are wounded. Healing wanted?" Head
of CP said, "We want to document it, first." They had cameras, and did
that. When they were ready, I asked permission of each one. Then I
glowed and healed them, and gave the bullets to the CP. One said, "I
didn't feel God." I said, "Good thing. Might make him jump." Some odd
expressions and chuckles. I said, "I didn't need help to do this little
bit." I said to the perps, "You made your point to your target. Wrong
one, though. He didn't have much to do with what you think happened.
Big lesson here. Revenge makes even the best of people, stupid. You,
even more. Try to make yourselves better people. Won't be easy, but
better than the alternative." I shifted out.
I said to the Captain, "All done here?" He said, "Yes, and very well
done! Not like before." I said, "Different situations call for
different solutions. Doing it in the open, I can threaten them with er,
me." He laughed and said, "The bikini waxing!" I said, "I might have
done that, if I had made them naked. Comment caused Hawk to laugh
pretty hard. You were right to call me. Children!" He said, "Is this
going on the air?" I said, "I'm told it went live. My monitors did it
without asking. Better be the last time, too. I alone decide what I
want of my actions to be made public! Got apologies. Virtual kisses are
NOT like real ones." He chuckled. I said, "Want to be ported back?" He
said, "May I drive back?" I said, "Greed isn't made less by a hint. Oh,
alright. Magnetic Ranger plaques on the sides and back. You should do
something about a license plate. Don't say I never give you anything."
Chuckles. We hugged and I shifted out. He drove the new class A RV
mobile command center back to his HQ.
That action was already drawing comments about it. CNN wanted to
interview me. I declined. I said to Daren, "Who's a better movie
maker?" He said, "Oh! Oops." I said, "I'm doing that all the time
during my actions, even ones I don't plan to make public, and with
translations. Lots of practice. Also editing. Some things shouldn't be
shown. Need to do it to manage the exact way to present the lessons to
the public. Can only do that once per action. Old news doesn't work."
He said, "I'm very sorry! I should have thought of all that." I said,
"True, but you didn't have the operational need to think that way." I
gave him an over the top evil look, and said, "Now it's a matter of
survival." He burst out laughing. I said, "Still serious." He said, "I
understand and agree. And I can't believe your emotional manipulation
worked on ME." I said, "Work on non humans, work on anybody. Got
emotions, get managed." Our hug and kiss silenced his wow.
I met with the new head of Personnel, as Jack. I said, "How's it
going?" He grinned, and said, "Strange. Staff is fine, after a little
don't know what to make of me. Very odd expressions." I said, "You know
I like that." He chuckled, and said, "I do too, a little, but a little
goes a long way." I said, "You suspect your eventual irritation will
show." He said, "Exactly! I knew you would know." I said, "Tell your
staff. They'll help reduce that. They know you. If they didn't want you
to, you wouldn't have this job." He nodded, and said, "How close was
it?" I said, "Other option was outside hire. Main head shrink and I
were consulted. Convinced the boss that office dynamics supported the
promotion from within as optimum, which happened to be you. We didn't
tell him to promote you as you, but that it was better to keep the
position in the family, and that your boss said you could do it, and
would have the support of the staff. And the Director isn't as
conservative as he looks to HIS bosses. Still, a little close." He
said, "Good to know. Thanks. She briefed me thoroughly." I said,
"Finger in the chest kind?" He laughed, and said, "Actually, yes!" I
said, "An act. Most loving person." He said, "I know." We hugged.
A man came into my office. I took his file. He said, "Unusual man in
personal." I said, "True. We're all unusual here. Exceptional. Best in
evaluation. When do you think it started?" He said, "Oh! Devious!" I
said, "Thanks." He laughed, and said, "I want in, more than ever!" I
said, "We don't hate that desire." We did the tests, and he was
approved. And thanks was what I received from my watchers, for how to
handle the new situation.
A woman came in, trying not to grin. I said, "We don't have such a
category at the Academy, but you would be a good contender for a
superior grade in facial gymnastics." She laughed. She said, "You
wanted us to notice you have an inclusive force." I said, "Yes and no.
We DO have an inclusive force, as required by law. You should expect
that the premier law enforcement agency in the world, would be sure to
actually comply with all laws. You should't NEED to be made to notice
what you should already know as an American citizen." She said, "Oh.
Right. I should have thought of that. Failed evaluation?" I said with a
smile, "Not even started yet." She relaxed. I said, "Masters in organic
chemistry. Doesn't show anything over that." She said, "I'm working
part time on another MS in forensics." I said, "Expected completion?"
She said, "Next term." I said, "A little issue here. No openings at
see. I want in, I'd better hurry it up." I nodded, and we did some
tests.
I said, "You have another issue." She said, "So you caught it. Going
through a divorce. Custody issues." I said, "When do you expect to have
that resolved?" She said, "I don't know. It depends on my husband." I
said, "We need to know. Any pending possible criminal matters with
that?" She said, "No, not that I know of." I said, "First and last
warning. Again?" She said, "You're good! Alright. He's had some trouble
at work. Company said he embezzled. He said he didn't. I don't believe
him." I said, "You have evidence he did it?" She said, "No, I just know
it." I said, "Do you know you just killed your approval?" She said with
some heat, "No. Because you believe my husband over me?" I said, "Not
even close. That you believe in innocence or guilt without evidence. We
do NOT want anybody who would do that, here. If you would let your
emotions seriously influence your judgement in a matter that is
critical to you and your children's future, how much worse would you do
something like that on the job?"
She was thunderstruck. Then she did some strained thinking. Then she
said, "I've been a stupid fool!" I said, "How many times?" She said,
ruefully, "I see what you mean. He might be innocent. I might have
partially caused our marriage problems over this." I said, "Adding to
his understandable stress over that, sure couldn't help. You're here,
and we do know something about crime and detective work. Might be able
to help. Want that possibility, tell me all you know." She did. I said,
"I see you noticed something." She said, "I did! The accusations don't
hold water, with what I know to be true facts. I've SEEN him working on
it. Too much, actually." I said, "And the negative feelings from that,
predisposed you to devalue some of the support you would have had for
him." She said, "That must be it! I have to go tell him!" I said,
"Wait! You could make things worse by jumping in without careful
consideration. Another little problem we have with the evaluation."
She sat back down, and said, "I'm a real mess over this." I said,
"Exactly! Let's un-mess you. Er, or something like that." She had a
little smile in response. I said, "I've been doing some research here.
His company has a government research contract. His project he was
managing was partially involved. Hmm. Husband know you're here?" She
said, "Yes. He's with the kids." I said, "I need to make some calls.
Not private." I called a case supervisor, and said, "Jack Nimbol here.
Applicant with me. That she is, with her husband involved in a possible
criminal conspiracy, participant or victim, could place them both and
their children in considerable danger." I gave him the information she
had given me, and what could have been from my computer research. And I
ported a file to his desk. He was skimming it as we talked. I said,
"Possible whistleblower. Right. Thanks."
I said to the applicant, "We've got a file on them. This adds to it
in a useful way. Possible whistleblower payment and witness protection.
Husband's going to be contacted. We're working the case now. Coming
here could be the best thing you've done in a while." She said, "Wow!
You're really efficient!" I said, "Sure. Got the best here. I'll hold
your application. Go to this room and give your official statement.
They'll take care of you after that. In the mean time, practice being
objective." She looked at me a little strangely, and then with a tear,
she said, "I don't know how to thank you!" I said, "Then I'll tell you.
The usual shrink thing. Be calm, think things through. Don't jump to
contusions, or you'll be in for a bruising." She smiled. I said, "Well,
maybe not so usual." She smiled wider, and left.
Ivanna said in my mind, "Wow! That was VERY unusual!" I said, "I have
to agree. She was a mess, and didn't know it." She said, "Can she be
salvaged?" I said, "As a person, I hope so. To work here, I'm not sure.
Only time will tell, even if she wants to work here. Marriage
continues, well, she was partially motivated by her children needing
single parent support." She said, "Right. Complicated. You handled it
very well!" I said, "Had to. She, her husband, their children, needed
me to." We shared love.
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