"Of course!" I tell her. "I'm hoping to get out of the chair in the next week or so, then we can talk about your dad's surgery. So far it doesn't look like it's spread, which is very good. Janco has been taking good care of him."
I know full well i…
I think that is a very good deal. Maybe too good. "How magnanimous." I reply. What? I can drag out the big words when I want to. "What will this very generous offer cost me for the first month?"
The way I had been running things in Trench- we did s…
I smile back. "I won't be able to tell you if it's a girl or boy for another few months, but I know what your mom's having." I tell her. "But yes, your baby sounds healthy. I can do an ultrasound in a few weeks- then you'll be able to see her."
My …
"Of course. Let's go into the exam room." I tell her. "I've only told Metro and Janco about these 6. I don't really want Nezzy asking questions about how I know so much about iso-cubes..."
We get over to the exam room and I have Kiddo close the doo…
I smile at her birthday comment and a thought catches in my head. I have a birthday coming up... I think. I'd have to do some math to figure it out. I wonder how old I'd be- the last time I celebrated it I was 36. Do I add in all those years in stas…
It is a good sign. We didn't get very many disapproving looks in the bay, so I'm hoping this place will be home for a while.
I'm glad I brought Tulle- she seemed like the right choice for the place.
"My crew does shows every two or three nights- b…
"Yes. This place is very different from where I thought I'd wake up." I muse.
"Anyway- how are you feeling? Nausea all gone? How are you sleeping?" I ask her. It seems like forever since we've talked. I wonder if she has any idea where Rinso is, bu…
"Yes, dealing with them on an individual basis would be good. They may not even know each other." I tell her. "I don't think they deserve to stay in stasis forever, but I also don't want to let criminals loose here."
I take her over to a terminal and show her what I found on the people. "Here."
"I don't know. I knew that some of the people in the program had been criminals- rumor had it Svenja was one of those folks- but murder?" I say, confused as well. "Crimi…
I start rolling towards the infirmary, to the room with the iso-cubes. I open the door and have Kiddo go in first.
"Iso-cubes, like mine. Six." I tell her. "They were criminals."
I brought Tulle and Satin with me. I want to make sure Silk has a special debut on the Ascendant so I won't have her walking around with me at Chef's.
There's someone playing the guitar, but it's kind of folky and not to my taste. I'm hoping the pe…
"I know! I'm doing the therapy. Walked four whole steps before the council meeting." I tell her.
I wonder if I could do my brain-healing thing on myself. I've never tried before. I'm getting so tired of being in this chair, it might be worth trying…
My first instinct is to keep quiet- I'm not going to pass judgement on folk. The more that I think about it, though, the more I wonder if I should be volunteering. I have no desire for power or control of folk. And maybe that's a good thing.
"I can…
Man, I am glad to see Trojan. I shake his hand and tip my head over toward Silk. I'm sure he understood I want to buy glass for Silk.
I'm more than happy to bring my crew to a party- what better way to introduce people to the show? I shake Whiskas'…
I'm all for more security, but I'm totally with Kiddo on this one. More security in the garden- sure. How do we know that it wasn't some hungry kid? I'm not about to sign up to act as executioner.
"Maybe. I don't know. There was at least one mdk." I say, my voice showing my concern about the issue.
I try to remember to breathe in and out. No sense trying to walk if I'm not taking in air, right? "It's... I don't consciously remember it." I sa…
"Is that just the infirmary cameras? Or all of them?" I ask, wondering.
I prop myself up on those damn bars. "Iso-cubes. Six of them. Like I was in. But these people were criminals- they won't open automatically after a certain amount of time." I s…
"I'm not sure." I answer Janco while pushing her hands away. "They try and make it foolproof, but end up over-complicating it." I work hard this time- I'm not so afraid of never being able to walk again.
I wake up on my floor near the foot of my bed- a nearly naked Satin on top of me. I roll her off gently- she's still sleeping. I run my hand through my hair and stand up to find Velvet in my bed, his wrists tied to the headboard. Wow, I hope I remem…
I kept my host smile on all night, but I'm sure it looked fake as hell by the time I paid everyone. I ended up digging into my own damn pockets and that is not frakking cool.
Once all the customers have gone I stalk back to my room, leaving cleanup…
"Yeah, sounds good." I answer her and laugh at her joke. "I'd ask if you wanted to go to council for me, but I told Beneful I'd talk to Nezzy about the garden."
"I couldn't sleep." I explain weakly. "Aren't they having council today?" I ask. I'd honestly rather do physical therapy now- which says a lot about how I feel about the council meetings- but I don't want to miss out on helping Beneful.
I sigh and set up the stuff so I can work on it later. I wheel around looking for Janco.
Once I find her- I give her the situation on the water. "So just leave it for me, and don't let anyone drink it. I locked it up in the lab." I tell her. "I nee…
Every show is in a new place and people get invites via passwords, so it's more of an intimate affair than a big show. Sometimes it's in one of the containers, mostly it's underground. Tonight's show doesn't have a stage, but it does have a decent b…