“Check the actual state,” Bren said, in a voice so like Jian’s that Asta nearly inhaled the speaking tube.
Jian looked at them both.
Bren straightened.
“Before the acknowledgment,” he added, still in the same voice.
“Demonstrate,” Jian said.
The adult operator bent over the practice indicator. Jian had set one mark incorrectly before the crew arrived.
Bren checked the separate return, saw the mismatch and moved his hand away from the receiving control.
“Not ready.”
