Chapter 46There was a party when we got home. It happened after the overmind raced back through the ley line network from California.
As soon as the overmind reached Parapets, it split apart. The hundreds of component minds dove back into their bodies, which jerked to life.
Folks cried out as they jabbed and bumped each other during the big wakeup. The bodies had been so densely packed on the terrace, they'd stayed on their feet the whole time they'd been vacant; in other words, they were perfectly spaced for elbow and knee collisions.
I took a hit myself—a shoulder check from Mahoney that nearly knocked me flat. I almost knocked over Laurel in the bargain, but the two of us braced each other and stayed on our feet.
Laurel held on to me for a moment, smiling proudly. "You did it."
