498 The Flood, Ch. 13



Chapter Thirteen


Dozer is telling me something. She's been here. The student. In this t-suit. 

Princess sniffs up the leg, and I'm dragged into a memory.

The VR Hotel. The student has booked a room, for an AR meet up with her alter-ego. They have a violent sexual encounter in augmented reality, and...

At this point, Dozer goes nuts, whimpering and pawing at the empty tension suit.

The student is using pornography to hack the system. Somehow, her forked consciousness managed to break out of her simulation, and contact the real deal. The student was right all along. The two have continued to communicate, hiding their messages and hacks inside dirty streams.

Feeling motivated, I finally managed to turn the t-suit on. The drooping shape came to life, and I turned around and raised my arms.

Sensing the soft pressure behind me, I took a step back. The material met me halfway, wrapping around my body to fully enclose me. For a moment, I was weightless as the device lifted me into ready mode. Dozer barked at the sudden motion.

"It's ok, buddy," I said before silencing. "I'll be right back."

With my external audio cancelled, I got to work. "What's the newest Sonia Red product?"

A promo for "Ride Sonia Red" came up, along with a dozen more options. "Red Rome." "Secret Agent Sonia." The same redheaded face stared out from each title.

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Ten minutes later, I had previewed half a dozen of her works, and even caught the end of one. They were as good as ever, but I didn't see any sign of hacking or information moving, just the old in and out.

Feeling relieved but also frustrated, I unsilenced the t-suit. Reconnected to the real world, or my simulation, really, I could hear the vacuum tube carrying away my waste. I spoke over it, "Dozer, how do I access all her hacks?" 







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