Brel took her hand and guided her to another hologram. This one depicted a series of blade-like skyscrapers with sharp tips. The artist had somehow incorporated sunlight reflecting off the windows. Even so, she liked it less than the others. It had an almost violent quality.
“You know,” she said, “as first dates go, this one is pretty neat.”
Brel laughed. “Glad you’re enjoying yourself.”
She was, but her good mood only served to heighten her anxiety. First dates were not supposed to be this easy; that was a fundamental law of the universe. Right up there with the Speed of Light and the Principle of Subatomic Uncertainty. Jessa thought she was being ridiculous, but Kez kept waiting for the inevitable twist of fate that brought it all crashing down around her.
* * *
Alu marvelled at the
