They did have to elect a mayor; several of the other council members had dropped by the Spee-D-Mart or called her on the phone in recent days to tell ...er Mike Daugherty had done a good job at it for years, and had no objection to continuing. Since the mayor had no real authority other than holding the gavel at the meetings, she had no objection, either.The one real question at the meeting was whether to take bids on a new street sweeper or try to repair the old one. A new street sweeper had. . " What?" Suzi asked."It's almost like... Wait... Okay, I think I see now. I had to compare their minds with yours. Joey, you're the same way too." What's the same?" Suzi said impatiently."Sorry. You know how they say we only use about ten percent of our brain?" Yeah... " Well it looks to me they were right. Or at least sorta right. Both of your minds have a lot of empty space... " Thanks a lot," Suzi snorted."That's not what I meant, and you know it. It looks like people have a lot of space. Be prepared to explode something large like a moon.”She nodded.We met later and looked at the ship. It was landed on a flat area close to the town. It was a bit boxy. Elena was with me as Janna walked us and Timmo through it. It had luxurious sleeping accommodations for four couples. We also toured the control room. All of the control surfaces were blank. I looked at Janna questioningly. She said, “Pick a seat and sit down, then say, ‘Activate.’ I think it will be satisfactory.”I sat down and. “Look to see who else gained an advantage. Did Urrot cut short a visit to see his son play in the final, or Spinnec miss a vote or High Table appearance?”“Meritocrat Spinnec did miss a High Table appearance when he was summoned to visit his son at Medical Resource,” the AI spoke up. “Urrot was delayed a day as he watched his son.”“Who took his place and what was the outcome of the trial?” Amantil asked.“Meritocrat Shanzar of the Terraforming Bureau was co-opted instead. The trials that day were.