The memory of Rostam prompts Kage to project a holo of him between you – it's as imperfect a surrogate as the holos from the doctored feed, but it has some noticeable improvements that you can recognize as Kage's bias shining through. She bites her …
What, if anything seems out of place?
The crowd is watching as Havana drags a young man out towards the washrooms, and the Daimyo's honor guard moves to intercept them. The Daimyo's honor guard shaking people down isn't an odd occurrence. Heck, even…
Tao, as you wait for Mnemosyne's reply, you notice a resident talking to a member of the Osprey corporate housing security team, and pointing you out. He comes over your way, and says, "Excuse me, sai... This is private property. Do you have an Ospr…
Seigi and Kai guide you over to the bar, and order a few drinks. You notice over at the other end of the bar, is Havana — who you shared a rather emotional moment with some time ago. She's fussing over some guy at the bar, who's clumsily trying to c…
Glitch smiles, and nods when you answer with your name. "My name's Poe, but people just call me Glitch on account of my bugged out UUID transmitter." He leans into you as you slide your hand to the back of his neck. He's clearly comforted by your pr…
Glitch does let you touch him. It seems to soothe him a bit, actually. He shakes his head, "I don't understand... Had you said that a year ago, I'd have believed you — but she really loves her master. She practically begged me to do this... " He loo…
A tear runs down Glitch's face, and you feel the veil start to lift a bit. "My sister," he answers, his posture finally giving way to the weight of the memory. "I owe her... I'm in so much debt, and she offered herself in servitude to clear it. She …
Mnemosyne, you open Sarah Pike's file, and a flood of names and faces fill every corner of your consciousness. You become aware of connections, places, things, shared experiences (both intimate and mundane) all at once. Feelings you once had, and ha…
Kage walks right up to the shifting sculpture, and submissively plants a kiss on its cheek. "Hello, Mommy," she sings, then passes by it into the new wing. You follow, and the world seems to slip out of focus for a second while your mind reconfigure…
Seigi sighs, and nods. "I suppose I'll have to settle for mocking newcomers with you as a senile, much less attractive version of yourself." The elevator stops on the convention hall floor, and Seigi steps off. "Come. Kai Taigen has invited us to dr…
Glitch seems to hang, his mind recovering from a critical failure. His eye twitches, and he snaps back to life. "I ... I can't. I owe it to her... Giri demands it!" You get the impression he means he can't leave literally — he was resolved to do the…
Groucho throws his hands up in the air, and pleads with you. "He said he had it this time! Even you have to admit he looked damn impressive out there! How was I supposed to know you're better than ... Uh..." he looks to Harpo, "What was that grandma…
Lily shivers when you take hold of her, and she all but lunges at you when you go in for that kiss. She urges you to explore her body, and eagerly pulls you back onto the table with her. "I've wanted this for so long, Jasper... I'm so glad I finally…
A pair of hands grab you from behind, and Kage screams, "Boo!" She cackles to herself as she skips into your field of view, "It's in the new wing." She says, leading you over to one of the mirrors. One of the sculptures shifts as you approach into t…
The AI takes the bait, and you both go tumbling down — but you quickly learn that Chick's archivist salary doesn't afford him the most lightweight prosthetics. The AI scrambles to correct, and land properly, but it ultimately just makes things worse…
It occurs to you that had you asked this question just a moment ago, before you interfered with his aura, you might have gotten a different answer. Now, you see nothing but conflict in him. Deep conflict with finality to it. Glitch intended to die h…
Chico moves with a precision that is completely unlike him. Normally his movements are exagerated and clumsy. Boisterous and rudderless. Now he shifts his weight subtly and purposefully, every time you approach him. It's becoming clear as you take i…
Tao, you sit in the back of the Uber, having stopped off at your apartment for your Daisho, and other equipment. You run through the details the Daimyo sent you regarding Sarah Pike. You know she's mid-level project management at Osprey, you know sh…
Kage rolls her eyes, and you can feel her judgment like daggers in your back. "It was cute when he was all naive and stuff, but this is just getting embarrassing for both of us." She follows you over to the bed, and eyes Mitz up and down. "At least …
Junko nods, and she rises from her prone position on the grass, brushing off dirt and leaves from her leather jacket. "I would," she answers. She follows your lead out to the Uber, and you get in your separate cabs. Do you make any public display of…
Lily watches your mouth move as you talk, making suggestions about what you could do together. She kisses you — it's a briefly lived thing, stolen in the moment. Her pupils dilate, and you can see those goosebumps rise on her skin again.
She looks…
The bartender grabs a new bottle of Micron from the top shelf, the bottle has a pearlescent chrome glow, with the letter μ glowing in a thin-type vertex-style font. He offers to pour you one too, since Micron is bought by the bottle. He grabs Glitch…
The Young man jumps a bit, startled at your sudden intrusion into his drinking. His eyes dart around the room, and down to his drink, before he finally settled into looking you in the eye. "Micron Whiskey, on the rocks," he answers, downing his drin…
Junko's face sours, and she huffs loudly in protest. "Awe..." She knows that work for the Daimyo is to be respected though — one does not interfere with a master's command of their slave, lest they risk their Giri in the process. She nods, "I guess.…
Seigi eyes the archivist over, and smiles back. "Is that so? Now this I must see... Please! I'm in need of some entertainment!" He clears the floor for you, and stands next to Harpo, and Groucho
Chico eyes Master Seigi with caution, before stepping…