The Amber Columns (The City of Dark Pleasures book 2)
“A fine electrified black spider web. I can hear the tell-tale buzzing as I approach the terminal outside the gate.
“Good afternoon, Citizen O’Mara Tanner.” An actual person appears on the screen. A human guard? That screams wealth, along with everything else – the carefully manicured hedges, the shining tile driveway, the high dome above the house. And the gate, the buzzing spider web gate. Not very welcoming, but I guess that’s the point. Wealth and menace.
“Your appointment has been ...moved forward to three o’clock as the Chairman is held up. Would you like to wait inside?”
What choice do I have? “That’s fine,” I say.
“Please step forward for a scan,” the guard instructs firmly.
I step up to the terminal and feel my implant buzz. This is a tense moment. There are all sorts of reasons I might not pass the scan. Who knows what their standards are here?MoreLess
“Good afternoon, Citizen O’Mara Tanner.” An actual person appears on the screen. A human guard? That screams wealth, along with everything else – the carefully manicured hedges, the shining tile driveway, the high dome above the house. And the gate, the buzzing spider web gate. Not very welcoming, but I guess that’s the point. Wealth and menace.
“Your appointment has been ...moved forward to three o’clock as the Chairman is held up. Would you like to wait inside?”
What choice do I have? “That’s fine,” I say.
“Please step forward for a scan,” the guard instructs firmly.
I step up to the terminal and feel my implant buzz. This is a tense moment. There are all sorts of reasons I might not pass the scan. Who knows what their standards are here?MoreLess
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