human
I'd like to talk to you, Malone said,
gpt
Your Majesty.
human
I've been hoping you'd ask me to come,
gpt
I had a hunch you were following me telepathically, Malone said.
human
Can you give me any help?
gpt
I ... I really don't know, she said.
human
It's something new, and something ... disturbing. I've never come across anything like it before.
gpt
Like what?
human
It's the-- She made a gesture that conveyed nothing at all to Malone.
gpt
The ... the static,
human
Static?
gpt
Yes, she said.
human
You're not telepathic, so I can't tell you what it's really like. But ... well, Sir Kenneth, have you ever seen disturbance on a TV screen, when there's some powerful electric output nearby? The bright, senseless snowstorms, the meaningless hash?
gpt
Sure,
human
It's like that, she said.
gpt
It's a ... a sudden, meaningless, disturbing blare of telepathic energy.
human
What's causing these disturbances?
gpt
I don't know, Sir Kenneth. I don't know, she said.
human
I can't pick up a person's mind over a distance unless I know him--and I can't see what's causing this at all. It's ... frankly, Sir Kenneth, it's rather terrifying.
gpt
How long have you been experiencing this disturbance?
human
The telephone isn't important, Her Majesty said.
gpt
It's only Sir Thomas, calling to tell you he's arrested three spies, and that doesn't matter at all.
human
It doesn't?
gpt
Not at all, Her Majesty said.
human
What does matter is that I've only been picking up these flashes since you were assigned to this new case, Sir Kenneth. And--
gpt
Well?
human
And they only appear, Her Majesty said,