Tag Archives: Incognitoverse

Pike shot across the floor on a rolling chair. “Hey, babe, how goes the stakeout?” “Fine, thank you.” Alistair sounded rather terse, which for him translated to boiling rage in anyone else. “I’ll keep you updated, Morgan.” The connection cut out. “He’s mad at me,” Pike said. He sounded resigned. “He’s not telling me why.” […]

“This is the best case ever,” Nelly said over the comm. I didn’t have to ask then if she was seeing what I was. “Do you think–“  I didn’t hear whatever Nelly asked. “Repeat,” I said. Then the spider bot hit the floor with a terrifying thud. Its body was dark and dead, just like […]

“I’m working,” I said. I didn’t like the faintly wheedling note that crept to my voice. “I have all this month’s bills queued up. All you have to do is flip through them and sign things.” It was moments like this that his placid smile looked terribly sinister to me. “Please just authorize them now.” […]

” […] I’m afraid you’re on your own.” This, then, was the other shoe I had been waiting for. I was back on familiar territory. Hostile territory. “Thanks for the heads up. I’ll be discreet.” The first step to that, though, was calling Nelly. If I was lucky, she could get me eyes inside the […]

[…] He kicked at something lying in the hallway and sent it flying towards us. Soundlessly, it rolled and flopped to a stop near my feet. It quivered in a faintly gelatinous way. It was silvery white with sparks of color like an opal. “What the hell is that?” I asked no one in particular. […]