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Need to talk, Rodin typed.
Need to talkThe response was instant. Indeed. Go somewhere you won’t be disturbed and open conference.
Indeed. Go somewhere you won’t be disturbed and open conference.So Don wanted to do this with visuals and audio, not simply through text.
Rodin looked up and down the street. It was quiet—only a few people walking, a couple talking in a doorway. None of them paid him any attention that he noticed, but he didn’t need any distractions.
There was a passage between two buildings—offices or residential rooms, Rodin couldn’t be sure. The passage was paved with large slabs, and trees grew to one side, shading the whole area. Rodin selected the third tree, leaned against the trunk—smoother than he’d anticipated—and checked visibility. Yes—he’d
