Site Update, new story edition
Here’s the summary:
A longish story about finding out who you are inside, and getting chased by dragons in the post-apocalyptic future! A commission for Zach, set in the world of Spirit Hunter.
And here’s an excerpt:
It looked like a blast door … solid metal, heavy and big. There were dents and scrapes all over its surface, especially around the seams and the edges. And there were places where it looked like a blowtorch had been taken to it. Not that it’d done a lot.
There was a computer terminal of some kind, in the wall right next to it. It looked like it’d been cut out and then hastily crammed back in, and its lights and the screen were dead. A panel beneath it was open, and cables and drywall were spilled out beneath.
“This place is running on emergency power,” Laura said. “It’s been this way since It happened.” She started hauling the generator again, and I picked up the other end. “I tried to … hack the terminal,” she grunted, “but it didn’t work.” We set the generator down next to it, and she looked up at me. “I just ended up cutting the power to it.”
“So, wait … ” I was trying to catch my breath, too. “You just needed me to help you haul this thing in here? Or … “
She didn’t answer.