The Machine Awakes
“She took in her surroundings as she sucked cold, dry air over her teeth.
She was sitting in a chair, her hands bound behind her, in the middle of a cavernous space, so large at first she thought she was still outside. She looked around, unable to see the walls or even the ceiling, but the floor beneath her boots was silvery gray and shiny—polished concrete—and there were a series of large metal cargo containers stacked nearby. She coughed again, noticing how the sound echoed metallically. She w...as in a warehouse. She had no idea where. Salt City presumably, but one warehouse was the same as another, whether it was in the slum or in New Orem proper. The last thing she remembered was the bag and the sting in her neck. They could have taken her anywhere. She could have been out for minutes, hours, days.
There were four men in the warehouse with her—three in black uniforms and masks, and the man in the pale coat. Two of the men in black were armed with small, compact plasma weapons; the taller man on Cait’s left had his pointed at her, while the other let his hang from his loose hand.MoreLess
She was sitting in a chair, her hands bound behind her, in the middle of a cavernous space, so large at first she thought she was still outside. She looked around, unable to see the walls or even the ceiling, but the floor beneath her boots was silvery gray and shiny—polished concrete—and there were a series of large metal cargo containers stacked nearby. She coughed again, noticing how the sound echoed metallically. She w...as in a warehouse. She had no idea where. Salt City presumably, but one warehouse was the same as another, whether it was in the slum or in New Orem proper. The last thing she remembered was the bag and the sting in her neck. They could have taken her anywhere. She could have been out for minutes, hours, days.
There were four men in the warehouse with her—three in black uniforms and masks, and the man in the pale coat. Two of the men in black were armed with small, compact plasma weapons; the taller man on Cait’s left had his pointed at her, while the other let his hang from his loose hand.MoreLess
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