“It’s not impossible,” Maeklos cuts in, “and I was hoping he’d cross over with you.” He looks at me and adds, “I wanted to kill him.”
“Good luck,” I tell him.
“Don’t say that,” replies Maeklos. “Do you know what you did or are you going to keep gaslighting me?”
“No. I’m sorry.”
“That’s okay,” he replies and looks toward the stage ahead. “I’ve got something planned for you that’s a little more direct than what the other Architects were thinking.”
“Why do you want to hurt him?” Raiko asks.
Maeklos shakes his head. “Don’t talk to me,” he says.
“Someone showed me some more of that guy you were talking about. They read me something about how technology becomes so advanced that it ‘objectifies’ labour. She said that someone who owns all the technology and facilities for work combines a bu
