Nineteen
Grace stood on the sidewalk in front of Viscosity Inc. and used the building’s vid cam to confirm that her team was in place. With the constable’s approval, Grace overrode Viscosity’s security network and entered, bypassing the AI.
This is rather exciting, isn’t it? Heron pinged. He was to her left with his defense stick drawn as they made their way to the stairwell. Will our job always be this exciting?
No, she replied. It was a trend she could do without. But even as she told him this, there was a small lurch in her chest, what felt like a warning of things to come.
She kept a unit of five officers waiting outside the elevator with KO taggers at the ready.
Do you think he’ll—
Focus, she chided him. If this goes poorly, you’ll never make it to the bar for happy hour.
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