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Delighted, Avik retreated to his quarters for a moment, bringing up a deck of cards wrapped in a beautiful silk scarf. There was a small table with three chairs on the upper deck; he specifically set up with games in mind. Being in space for extended periods can create a sense of being trapped...
Avik laughed, pleased, and finished it drink, setting it down firmly, “I have all seven you asked for, and no one noticed they were missing until I was long gone.”
“Excellent!” Dhatri said, matching Avik’s pleasantry, “Shall we go now?”
Without hesitating, he pulled up a holographic screen...
Avik sat patiently while she spoke, holding his ceramic mug. His eyebrows stayed raised, and his mouth was in a permant sort of twisted grin. The nods at the appropriate times gave him the appearance of listening, and finally, once she’d glanced behind her and given him a story of an ex, he...
"Maddison," Percy repeated with a smile, starting to reach out her hand for a shake but deciding against. God, she was not a social butterfly. Fortunately, the AI took over the conversation before she could do any bumbling, like Nolan, who still was learning that sneaky was a concept.
The...
He’d come back to the cat that wasn’t a cat – that was a mystery he couldn’t let go, but for now, there was a different mystery unraveling. He had a feeling there was more to this girl that she was letting on, particularly with barely satisfying answer.
“You don’t say,” Avik took another few...
“So, it’s not a cat?” he said, pursuing the subject and scooting a little closer to peer at what he was sure was a cat. Finally brushing it off, he leaned back and knitted his eyebrows together, surveying the girl now instead of the creature she was carrying. She was clearly distraught, and her...
Avik watched groups of people come in and out. The light from the sun snuck through the courtyard and shone on his face. The boredom that came with waiting set in.
He wondered if Vaiko’s contact would be a bust or not. This wasn’t the first time he’d met somebody his brother had connected him...
There was a definite appeal to the vast, rolling red desert.
Avik Carnerulea stood on the monolithic rock, looking out, letting the warmth burn the bottoms of his feet. He squirmed his toes but waited a moment before jumping down into the sand. He picked up his sandals and picked his way...
Nolan flustered, but since he was surrounded by delusion, he figured it didn't matter if one more person thought he was actually insane.
"Terms of agreement-" he started, then paused to look at Maddison, "I'm just gonna assume here that you're hearing this voice too, and just to catch you up...
Nolan squirmed in his seat uncomfortably. He'd had vivid hallucinations before, and he'd shared them with others, too, but now that he thought about it, psychedelics were generally involved. He glanced at Persephone, her angular features frozen in awe. Trust was neither of their strengths, but...
At the same moment, Persephone and Nolan exchanged a look.
“You’re hearing this too?” Persephone whispered. She’d hallucinated plenty, but never anything inside her actual interface. With a shudder, she debated reality for a moment, then responded to the voice, the irony not lost on her...