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Lily
That evening, I Holoed David and congratulated him on his first day in court.
“It’s nice to be able to remind people of my achievements,” he said.
We talked more about his court appearance and some details of his work at the Helsinki climate meeting. He made it sound like he should have received a Nobel Peace Prize. You exaggerated things like that when you got older.
I wound up our discussion. “Well, I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“I won’t be in court,” he said.
“The travel’s difficult for him,” Sarah explained. “He’s going to watch on Stream.”
“Would you like to come over and watch with me?” David asked.
“Ah … sure,” I replied and instantly wished I hadn’t.
I called Ava about my reservations and, surprisingly, she offered to come with me. She was interested in David given his
