Archon's Queen
“Amid the alternating pattern of teal and orange squares woven into the light grey fabric, she searched for what she would say to him. The heat had kicked into high, fogging the windows over to an opaque pattern of drifting lights and traffic, blobs of whitish-yellow and red bathed the interior in a color like shining a flashlight through a closed palm.
She curled up on the bench seat, shivering. Up front, the emergency steering controls wobbled as if manipulated by an invisible driver. Tiny... nubs in the front dash, they seemed a toy version of the control sticks for normal cars. In theory, they existed in case of a system failure, but in practicality, they were so small as to be all but useless. Why would a corporation spend credits on things only necessary in an emergency?
The autocab spun around a corner. A sudden downhill lifted her weight off the seat, sending her sliding ass-first into the far wall as it pulled a hard right. She crashed down on her back, feet against the roof.MoreLess
She curled up on the bench seat, shivering. Up front, the emergency steering controls wobbled as if manipulated by an invisible driver. Tiny... nubs in the front dash, they seemed a toy version of the control sticks for normal cars. In theory, they existed in case of a system failure, but in practicality, they were so small as to be all but useless. Why would a corporation spend credits on things only necessary in an emergency?
The autocab spun around a corner. A sudden downhill lifted her weight off the seat, sending her sliding ass-first into the far wall as it pulled a hard right. She crashed down on her back, feet against the roof.MoreLess
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