Mina Cortez: From Bouquets to Bullets
“She ignored it and stopped the twitch of her arm before it got far into the reflex motion. She also bit back any number of sarcastic comments from another part of her brain entirely. Now that the adrenaline had died down, she was having an easier time recognizing the chipped impulses and reflexes. She still couldn't imagine why she needed those kind of reflexes, but at least she knew they were there. “All right ... I mean, yes, Director,” Mina answered, quickly starting to feel like she was tal...king to her father.
“Very good, Miss Cortez. You have been selected to receive one of the rarest chips in the world.”
Mina's brain, still firing off questions rapid fire, prompted her to interrupt the Director's all-too-slow explanation. “So, wait, I got a cop chip?”
The Director's response, maddeningly, was to slow down further, just fixing Mina with a stern gaze that chased any more urge to fire off questions to the back of her mind.
Towering over her, the woman suddenly seemed like she'd grown another two feet, or Mina had shrunk.MoreLess
“Very good, Miss Cortez. You have been selected to receive one of the rarest chips in the world.”
Mina's brain, still firing off questions rapid fire, prompted her to interrupt the Director's all-too-slow explanation. “So, wait, I got a cop chip?”
The Director's response, maddeningly, was to slow down further, just fixing Mina with a stern gaze that chased any more urge to fire off questions to the back of her mind.
Towering over her, the woman suddenly seemed like she'd grown another two feet, or Mina had shrunk.MoreLess
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