Sylvia clapped along, grinning. "Honestly, you didn't have to say the second part."

...

After Orson passed Rupert's message along to Chris, he casually mentioned

Rupert's current state.

As soon as Chris heard, he handed off the event to someone else.

"I'll go with you to check on him."

"Yeah."

The two of them walked outside. The rain was still coming down in buckets.

Orson pulled out an umbrella.

Chris raised an eyebrow. “Orson, always prepared. Classic you."

"A friend gave it to me—"

With a sharp click, the automatic umbrella snapped open. Both of them stared at the inside of the umbrella and blurted out at the same time:

"Shit."

"Shit. Actually, an enemy gave it to me," Orson growled.


Chris squinted up. "Zion's still salty about you decking him at that party? You sure you wanna use this thing?"

The inside of the umbrella was plastered with a full-body print of Zion, looking way too smug for anyone's comfort.

Orson took a deep breath to steady himself, trying to channel his professional composure.

rain's insane. Let's just

"Sure."

he already

raised the umbrella over their heads, both of them felt a

inside was holographic-depending on the angle, it

level, Zion was just standing there, but the second they tilted

one of Zion wildly

the belt? It lined up perfectly

felt disturbingly like

an awkward spot too low to be comfortable, too high


done this on purpose to

face. "Didn't know Zion had such...

"You hold

"You hold it."

"No, you."

sigh. "Fine, fine, I'll do

reluctance, silently praying he wouldn't get some

huddled as far from the middle as

a window, laughing so hard he nearly fell

he spun around, face

"Yes, sir."

with the rain pounding outside. She spotted

machine under the awning


grabbed her

her to select again After a few tries, she was about to give up when a hand teached over her shoulder, tapping a tiny line of

out. You're daydreaming,

glanced up at the glass and saw the reflection of a tall

Rupert.

heavy with the faint scent of tobacco. It seemed like even the wind couldn't clear

forced herself to look away and leaned in to finally read the small

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