[Yuri cannot fathom why she’s not in a blind panic, but perhaps it’s only the calm before the storm. She’s certainly not throwing herself into the madness (not just yet, anyhow)—and so the moment finds her, too, seated and still. Her attention has been preoccupied by the conflicting AIs on her phone.
[Nothing wrenches it away quite like one of the greetings coming to auditory life. For about a sentence and a half. And then—]
You know this voice?
[The words escape her before she can hold back; from across the traincar, they may sound quiet, but the question isn’t soft-spoken. Curiosity gleams across the gun’s metallic surface. For now, Yuri’s device goes ignored.]
i - COMP (cws in journal!)
[Yuri cannot fathom why she’s not in a blind panic, but perhaps it’s only the calm before the storm. She’s certainly not throwing herself into the madness (not just yet, anyhow)—and so the moment finds her, too, seated and still. Her attention has been preoccupied by the conflicting AIs on her phone.
[Nothing wrenches it away quite like one of the greetings coming to auditory life. For about a sentence and a half. And then—]
You know this voice?
[The words escape her before she can hold back; from across the traincar, they may sound quiet, but the question isn’t soft-spoken. Curiosity gleams across the gun’s metallic surface. For now, Yuri’s device goes ignored.]