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"It's a long story, Bear," Xris said finally, lamely.
"I think it must be," Olefsky rumbled.
Rolling casually over the furniture, leaving a trail of destruction in his path, the Bear approached the large-screen vid. One room in the Olefsky castle was filled with hightech electronic equipment, manned by two of Bear's older (and more educated) sons. The Bear himself had as little to do with such modern horrors as he possibly could.
"How does it work?" he demanded, reaching out a hairy hand.
"Allow me, sir," Quong offered hastily.
He brought up the continuous news channel. Galactic reporter James M. Warden's digitized, chiseled features filled the screen. After sitting through several minutes of news on the king and queen, news on the prime minster and the Parliament, followed by vid idols and a feature on the latest fashions, which made everyone present think of Raoul, the news report cycled back around to the lead-off story.
"The Royal Navy announced a surprise galaxy-wide 'readiness' test today. When asked by this reporter what exactly this meant, a spokesman for the admiralty was extremely vague, citing Naval security. She did add that all ships of the fleet were on full alert and would be for the next seventy-two hours."
Warden smiled. A sardonic slant to his mouth and a quirk of the eyebrow let the viewer know that "this reporter" didn't believe a word
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