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[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] Yes! the Fibians shouted, somewhat raggedly, but with a pleasing enthusiasm. Then you will follow my orders and you will learn! Hunding informed them. Form lines of five. The Fibians scrambled, trying to stay with their fellows. Stop! Hunding shouted. Form up behind one another. They shuffled into position, one behind the other. This rank, she pointed to the far left row, stay where you are. All other ranks move one step to the right. They did so. Hunding looked at their arms and wondered exactly how far apart that would make them. Far enough, she decided and ordered them to reach out to the right with their right pedipalp. With your arm stretched out like that you should be in line with the shoulder of the person next to you. If you are not, take a step forward or back until you are. The Fibians moved until they were in neat rows. Hunding counted out the rows, starting with the right and skipping the ones between. This row, this row, this row, take one step forward. The rows moved, raggedly, but that would improve. This row, blend into this row, this row, get into this row. Form lines of ten across, she ordered them just as they finished, not allowing them time to think, or color coordinate again. Hunding broke them into lines, moved them forward and back again and again until no one was standing next to a male of the same color. As much as that pleased her, it pleased her more that the lines they ended up in were perfectly straight, every face was looking forward and their backs were straight, their heads lifted and their pedipalps in the exact same degree of respect. She didn t know which degree it was, and didn t greatly care. In fact, it was a nuanced degree below the first and represented a great deal of fear and respect. Look at the person next to you, she ordered them. Hunding watched the Fibians turn their heads left and right, then blinked as they turned them almost all the way around. She thought there was an almost subliminal freezing when they realized that they were isolated from their clan mates. The person beside you is very important. The person beside you is your teammate ! It is your duty and responsibility to make certain that your teammate looks good, does his job, knows the routines and executes them perfectly. Just as it is your job to look good, do your job, know the routines and execute them perfectly. Do I make myself clear? The rows of Fibians looked back at her, then turned their heads very slightly towards their teammates. Some gave an afirmative gesture with their pedipalps. They settled down and stared blankly ahead, as though hoping she couldn t see Page 141 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html them. Hunding put her hands on her hips and let out an exasperated breath. When I ask you a question, she bellowed, you will answer that question by shouting yes ! All of you will shout yes in unison. Do you understand me? Yes! the Fibians shouted. It sounded far softer and less aggressive than a group of shouting humans would have, but then Fibs didn t yell as a rule. Hunding nodded approval. If I ask you if you understand, and you have answered yes, I will then ask if there are any questions. You may then put up your ha pedipalp and I will acknowledge you and you may ask your question. Do you understand? Yes, the Fibians shouted. Are there any questions? Hunding roared. Thirty pedipalps hit the air. Hunding s shoulders dropped and she looked down. Looking up again she said, I will answer questions from the front row, going from left to right. You she pointed at a blue what is your question? It turned out that most of them had the same questions. Mostly, Can t I stand beside Sem- sne? etc. Or, How can I make sure a male from another clan is doing his job? I ll be at home doing my own job. No, you may not stand next to your clan mates unless I tell you to. The only importance of clan color while you are working with this team is in determining how to use that color to make the ranks look interesting while marching. When you are with the team you are responsible to your other teammates and they are responsible to you. When you are not with the team, then obviously that need not necessarily apply beyond the normal behavior of civilized people. She thought that ought to cover things fairly well. Hunding reminded herself that these people had never done anything remotely like this before and that she had to be patient. She regretted that she [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |