“You’re gonna do more than clean her! You’re gonna treat her right, dammit! Regular software updates! Daily malware checks! Keep her running smooth and clean!” Miko watched the two as they talked. Or, rather, she watched as Eva beat up that boy Mack with her words. She was as vicious with her tongu
After much organization and planning and scheduling, Eva, Miko, and Mack reconvened a couple of cycles later. They were joined by Eva’s grandparents, who were positively ecstatic to hear that Eva was still alive. The two of them looked like your typical caucasian grandparents - they were in their 6
Eva wanted to cry at the injustice of it all. But then her resolve bubbled up from within her. She had done things in this new life that she never could have done in her old one. Who said that she was still powerless? Only herself! She was the only one in her own way. And that was a mode of thinkin
“Our pride for her is immeasurable,” said okaasan. “We only wish we could send you money, so we could see you better off.” Her husband quickly leaned into her and whispered some Japanese into her ears, and they had a hushed conversation between the two of them. There was some concern laced in their
Mack, who had been completely quiet this entire time, had watched the two families. Although he wasn’t able to fully understand or identify with their problems, it didn’t mean he couldn’t comprehend what they were going through. In fact, he was rather broke himself, and his trust fund was running
“I agree,” said grandma, “the more families and friends who reconnect, the more it validates your truth. More people will talk about it, more people will understand.” “But it still wouldn’t be enough,” countered granddad. “Even if there were millions who believed, they’d be overrun by the tens of m
Past that, the naked human eye wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. But it was still necessary to go a bit higher, so that any downsampled visuals would still look crisp and clean. So everyone pretty much settled on 16k. This meant that raw 16k video files were positively enormous, and Mack ha
The bluish light of a white dwarf star broke the dawn on the purple planet far below. Meanwhile, stars glittered in the vast darkness of space above. A fighter screamed by, its guns blazing. It was very quickly followed by nearly a dozen more, all of which were similarly designed and bore the same