Chapter 15
“Sentient are your eyes and ears on the omniverse.” – Hammurabi the Seventh, Law of Sentient
Once I’m outside the ranch house, I close my eyes and summon my sentient.
Take me to Mass General under the New Boston Dome.
A moment passes.
Two.
Nothing happens.
Instead, my sentient send me images of avalanches and cave-ins. Frustration tightens my throat. No question what this means; it’s happened before on other missions.
Is something blocking you? I ask in my mind.
More images appear. This time they are of people nodding, yes.
Are you locked out of the dome or the entire continent?
A satellite-style picture enters my mind. It’s a high-up view of a crystalline dome set into an otherwise dreary landscape. Which means my sentient work on the continent, just not in the dome.
