Page 75 of Even Vampires Bleed
But above it all, I’m a city boy.
Without knowing my previous life, I know that without a doubt.
Being in the forest without electricity might already become a whole ordeal, but the desert? I don’t think I’d survive.
“That’s actually a really good idea,” Elhyor says after thinking about it for a few more seconds.
And that’s all that was needed to know that my life in Paris basically stops here.
Before the electrician girl leaves, Angélique stops her in her tracks.
“Any chance you could take a look at that?” she asks as she lowers the back of her shirt at the neck.
I see a small bump there that strangely looks a bit like my chip.
“Sure,” Miss F. says before talking again to her AI system.
My holographic brain disappears and in its place grows what looks like the top of a spine, but except for the small square of light materializing the chip, nothing glows.
“Zoom in, Milton,” the redhead demands, and then we can see the chip from up close.
It has small claw-like legs, but other than that, nothing seems to hold it to Angélique.
“You don’t need me for this one,” the electrician says before waving in the doctor’s direction. “Just him and a scalpel. It might hurt like a bitch because of the way it’s attached, but no damage like him.”
She packs her AI and her bag and then tells Elhyor, “I’ll wait for your transfer for both of them,” before she disappears through the door.
“I don’t mind the pain,” Angélique says to no one in particular before addressing the doctor. “Can you remove it now?”
“I’ll get my materials and will be back in a minute,” the man says.
I guess Angélique is about to be free of her chip, but I don’t plan on being here when this happens. So, I just slip through the door.
I have a bag to pack, it seems.
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Cassiopé
What were the chances that everyone would listen to my ideas and put them in practice right away?
Let’s say high for my self-esteem.
Now what were the chances that they got heard and that somehow someone in the middle of everything thought, “We should send someone with Léandre so he doesn’t get too lonely?”
Probably high, too.
But… what were the chances that they decided I would be the one going?
None!
Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating, but the chances for that couldn’t be that high.
I don’t know what the hell is wrong with Elhyor and Angélique for deciding that. I would have expected it from Pierre, because obviously he can’t wait to get rid of me and to make sure that his spot—my dad’s spot—is secured.
But I’m still wondering why they decided I would be the one joining Léandre on his trip to no technology land. It’s not like I spent any time with him since he lost his memories.
I did everything to stay away from him.
