Nine Cara was nervous. She seemed to be in some transitory place, neither here nor there, as she sat speaking to Dolmen about their plans. Reality seemed little more than a curtain—and the images of people and buildings and cars could simply be pulled away, revealing something she wasn’t sure she wanted to see. But the curiosity and temptation was just too much, she had to see what was back there. “I’m really not sure about this,” she said. “Well, if you don’t want to…” “No, it sounds exciting and I have to admit that, it’s just so strange,” “I understand. They do these kind of parties once a month, so if you’re not ready and you want to talk about it some more, or if you don’t want to do it at all, that’s fine,” “Are you ready for something like this?” “That’s the thing, I don’t kn

