Zero Ii
“Danielle said as she paused to take sip from her straw. The ice cubes and lone cheery swirled in her Shirley Temple. “Are you going to try and let me explain, or are you going to dash out of here and leave me with the bill?”
Alan scanned the inside of the bar one more time before he settled into the booth’s thick cushioned seat. “I’ll stay. Start from the beginning.”
Danielle smiled, “Okay, hear me out. This is the truth. It’s going to sound crazy but I’ll be completely ...honest with you.”
Alan could feel his temper flair, “Okay, yes, just get on with it.”
Danielle took a long sip of her drink either enjoying the spotlight, or trying to mask her nervousness, Alan couldn’t decide. “You’ve been given these powers, Alan.
You aren’t a mutant; you didn’t evolve; you’re not part of an experiment; your parents aren’t members of an alien race.”
Danielle paused to let the information sink in.MoreLess
Alan scanned the inside of the bar one more time before he settled into the booth’s thick cushioned seat. “I’ll stay. Start from the beginning.”
Danielle smiled, “Okay, hear me out. This is the truth. It’s going to sound crazy but I’ll be completely ...honest with you.”
Alan could feel his temper flair, “Okay, yes, just get on with it.”
Danielle took a long sip of her drink either enjoying the spotlight, or trying to mask her nervousness, Alan couldn’t decide. “You’ve been given these powers, Alan.
You aren’t a mutant; you didn’t evolve; you’re not part of an experiment; your parents aren’t members of an alien race.”
Danielle paused to let the information sink in.MoreLess
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