9 Thorne “Love and transcendence should be treated with the utmost care. Despite the promise of eternity, they can easily be destroyed in an instant.” – Empress Ophelia, The Lost Book of Transcendents After I drop off Meimi, I trudge back to the Simulacrum. Godwin is still there, fiddling with the control console. He looks up as I enter. “Is she sleeping?” asks the doctor. No question who she is in this scenario. Meimi. “Doubtful. My guess is that she’s at her workstation.” Godwin stops typing and turns to face me. “Why would you say that?” “Call it a hunch.” In truth, the more time I spend with Meimi, the more I can anticipate her actions. It must be a benefit of her being my transcendent. I wish we could share thoughts and visions again, but that will take some time to return. If

