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Agent Weber gave the slightest of nods, conceding the point "It’s that or risk Kaine being able to find you The choice is yours Both have their pros and cons, I’ll ad "I’ll take the pro of keeping Kaine off our butts, I guess"
"Then it’s settled," Agent Weber said, even though Michael wasn’t sure they’d quite reached that point But no one argued "I’ll pull you out in twenty-four hours, see if you’ve learned anything Now let’s get you in those Coffins"
Michael was a gamer at heart True-blue, dyed-in-the-wool He’d heard his dad say that once about how much he loved the Falcons, and he’d had no idea what itBefore his life had been ripped to shreds by the VNS and Kaine, Michael had eaten, slept, and breathed garam or not It was a part of who he was, hu to him, and his love for it took over as he lay down in the VNS Coffin It was ridiculous, considering all the danger and trouble, but he felt an overwhelic--Nerve Wires and LiquiGels activating, AirPuffs extending, bubbling, and injecting His life had becoher, and he was ready to enjoy the thrill of it in the Sleep
Agent Weber Sunk them to a Portal at an intersection of two streets lined with shops and businesses that he didn’t recognize When he opened his eyes, the first thought he had was that it was good to be back Weber had said that they wouldn’t be able to access the code like they norht--but the world around thee of a building here and there, the static-like quality of some of the clouds in the sky, small sections of the road where you could see pixels if you looked hard enough Not even the greatest progralitches on purpose Make it too realistic and people could really get screwed up in the head
Except for Lifeblood Deep, of course All the rules changed when it cauys think we are?" Sarah asked, slowly turning in a circle to take everything in Her Aura--and Bryson’s--had been disguised, leaving just enough of their old selves to nizable to each other
Michael, who assumed he was an altered version of Jackson Porter, studied the street a little more closely A few people moved about here and there, but it appeared to be a quiet town, the buildings s A barbershop, a café, a social club, a coding school There was even a furniture store, which meant someone really wanted the place to feel like a real town
"I’ve never been here before," Bryson said
"Me neither," Michael said
Sarah pointed randomly down one of the streets, mostly empty "There are hardly any people around And it’s the ht breeze picked up and scattered a few pieces of trash, which skittered across the road alh to echo It host town," said Michael
"Spooky," Sarah agreed "What should we do first?"
"It’s drivingand closing his eyes, blinking as if to dislodge an eyelash or a particle of dust "We’re going to look like idiots if we open up our NetScreens in the Sleep Doesn’t Weber realize how important it is for us to look cool?" He shook his head