Chapter 58"You can take it off now," said Shylock. "Go on."
He and Falstaff had driven Charlie and Nolan some distance in the van, then walked them down a long hallway. An elevator had taken them further, descending at a high rate of speed, then stopping suddenly. Now, apparently, they were where they needed to be...and about to find out what kind of place that was.
Slowly, Charlie lifted the blindfold from her face. Her first impression, as she opened her eyes, was one of dazzling chrome, glass, and electronic pixels.
She shielded her eyes with her hand and blinked hard to adjust to the bright light. As the glare faded, her surroundings came into focus: she was standing in the middle of a high tech command center filled with computer consoles and dozens of monitors of every conce
