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JOSIE TAKES CONLEY’S ARM, HER FACE GLOWING "EVERYONE, this is Wyatt And Wyatt, may I present my parents, Dr Sophia Kovalenka and Dr Henry Caine; plus raduate assistant, Theo Beck"
"A pleasure to uerite and Theo I’ht" Conley’s manners are better than usual If I didn’t knohat a ry snake he actually is, I could believe et through some small talk with the "happy couple," Theo and I take our seats I lean toward hile, I can see what your parents can’t see, narope his ass"
So after Josie? What’s his gaood in with my family in this dimension, why did he send us here?"
Theo raises an eyebrow "Now that’s a good question"
I look carefully at Conley, studying his neck and chest in particular He’s wearing a suit, one that’s not closely tailored, so it still fits his "Bad Boy Wonder of Silicon Valley" ie--but the subtle sheen of the fabric makes it clear his jacket alone probably cost as much as some cars What interestshis shirt, no telltale bulge beneath his silk necktie
He’s not wearing a Firebird
Conley wouldn’t necessarily have to wear it at all times; once you’ve stabilized in a dimension, you can take the Firebird off and put it aside almost indefinitely But I’ve never removed my Firebird for more than a couple of seconds when I didn’t absolutely have to, and neither would anyone else traveling through the nition when he saw us Conley loves to lord his power over people, to show off when he’s got the advantage Sodown to dinner with this world’s Wyatt Conley--no passengers from other dimensions involved
That would mean his romance with Josie is for real
Everyone settles in I hesitate before unfolding ami swan This tablecloth is made out of better fabric than liding in and out almost unnoticeably, like a spirit--no prices are listed
Theo h, but I’ Conley and Josie
"Well, I told you, Wyatt and Isyste? Her next sentence answers that question "The company needed someone to surf in a wave pool, so they could study the body kinesthetic, the kinds of uy coured, what the hell I’d been wanting to visit the Bay Area again, and I thought Iwhat I’d do for fun on the weekend anyway"
Conley cuts in "And I was there just to see how the project was getting on"
"You had tih He’s the only one of us totally at ease in these sophisticated surroundings--well, aside froround is showing "I’d think running ConTech would keep you far too busy for that sort of thing"