"Because they're building something else." An old woman appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the group of teens and twenty-somethings. "The virus overwrites an avatar, boots the user, and replaces it with an AI module."
"What happens to the user?" Paulo asked
"Forced to logout, but it's an unsafe boot. Somewhere between ten and fifty percent will suffer acute Boot Syndrome. Midas hushed up the figures about the problem. That's the reason I quit in the first place."
"I'm sorry, who are you?" Nora asked.
"I'm The Cat Lady, and I believe you have something of mine."
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The City
Science Fiction"O'Donnell builds a world both enticing and unsettling...The City remains full of surprises at every turn." -JRD Skinner, "Flashpulp" Winner of The 2017 Ooorah Award for Best Cyberpunk! WELCOME TO THE CITY... The City is a place beyond the rea...
