Search & Recovery: a Retrieval Artist Universe Novel
“She wished she had the ability to clean the insides of her mouth and nose. She felt contaminated by the suit, or maybe by the encounter with Xyven.The restroom near the environmental suits was cold, but then her body temperature always felt a bit off when she removed an environmental suit. It was as if her body’s regulatory system took a vacation every time she put a suit on, letting the suit regulate the comfort level rather than her body communicating what kind of comfort it needed.She looked in the bank of mirrors that covered the only unblocked wall. If she wanted to wash her hands or splash water on her face, she had to wave her hand over a little sign in the middle of the mirror that said Sink in whatever language the user needed.She needed a sink. Her hair—so nicely coiffed and purple-tinged when she left her apartment—did look like someone had spilled dye all over it and then frizzed each strand.She waved over the sign, then with a wave of her hand over the faucet, she turned ...on the hot water.MoreLess
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