The voice didn't come from the speakers; it came from inside his skull.
As he lifted it, a small piece of paper fluttered out of the cartridge slot. It hadn't been there before.
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"You left your ID on the counter when you paid for parking," Silas lied smoothly—Elias hadn't paid for parking—but the deflection was quick enough that Elias let it slide.
He turned back to the console. It sat there, a useless black brick. He picked it up, intending to throw it in the trash. The voice didn't come from the speakers; it
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The voice came from behind a counter cluttered with loose screws, soldering irons, and a half-eaten sandwich. The proprietor was a man who seemed to have aged in fast-forward. He was thin, wire-taut, with eyes that looked like they had processed too many pixels and not enough sleep. His name tag read Silas .
He didn't press 'Y'. He didn't press 'N'.