Back in the Pittsburgh area for the rest of the summer. I need to be working on a dozen things and I really should get to them before the novel edits arrive.

Still continuing on with the sci-fi wip. Kaleo was telling Aneirin about the pain inducer embedded in him and inviting him to try it out if that’s what he likes.

Aneirin curled his lip. “I’m not going to find out. I’ll talk to Mireio and see what’s involved in removing it.”

A wicked grin, giving hints to the real mind hiding under the Toy training, spread across Kaleo’s face. “Aren’t you afraid you won’t be able to control me? I might murder you in your sleep without it. It even says so in that guide they gave you. They want you to be sure you remember I’m from the slums.”

Aneirin snorted. “I’m not likely to forget. Even if you were to murder me in my sleep, where would you go? There’s nowhere to run to. Without the i.d. chip in your wrist, you can’t so much as buy something out of a vending machine, let alone make a shuttle go.”

“Yeah, I said the same shit to them and they turned this thing on high for….” Kaleo shrugged. “Don’t know really. I passed out.”

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