If that's a Steyr Model SL, I'm sure there's a story there. On the other hand, it might be a similar design made for the general market.

...gently parted the blonde's hair just above the nape of her neck and connected an interface cable to a jack discreetly installed there.

Do what now? Okay, there's an explanation somewhere down the line, wait for it.

...Nick Valentine...

Oh, nice. I've never played the newer Fallout games, but the bits I've picked up here and there make him sound like a good fit.

"She and Len can reassure each other that they exist then..."

Oh, that has to hurt. It's good that they can survive without being in the same system, but they're so closely connected that it probably feels like losing sensation from half of one's body. It's there, but there's no way to know it. And now I know what the opening was about.

...and I have to go catch a bus. (finished reading, forgot to continue commenting.)

Very interesting, and I really want to see what happens next.

Peter Eng
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