Tales of the Courier – The best laid plans
1courier slams the brake pedal to the floor. The ride slides to a stop. He checks the rear view and the coast is clear. A large section of road in front of him is gone. Instead, there is a large fast moving river, cutting through the road ahead. Furthermore, it is as though a large canal has been constructed.
He checks navigation and there is no such feature on the map. Therefore, it was an anomaly. He looks upriver. The canal of flowing liquid stretches on, to the horizon. Similarly to his left, and downriver, the view is the same. Consequently, he decides to shake his head and clear this confusion. When he opens his eyes the river is still there.
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Therefore, he decides to take a closer look. and gets out of the ride. There’s no need to worry about traffic because there was none. Besides, no one was crossing this river anyway. At least not at this point. It would require a bridge. The span across the flowing river of liquid, was a tenth of a mile, at least.
He pulls the m-com link and checks to see if HQ was weighing on any of this. Additionally, he checks the navi maps again. Judging by how far this thing stretches, there appeared to be no way around. It made little sense. He grabs a small stone from the side of the highway and tosses it in the river. The splash is audible. And likewise expected.
Meanwhile the robot is still slumped over in the front seat. Furthermore, 1courier is certain he isn’t linked to the ride. Currently. With this in mind, he decides it’s time to get HQ in on this. He opens the m-com link and blinks.
The best laid plans
The courier is walking back and forth in the middle of the road. Furthermore, he has stopped in the middle of the highway. They would be greatly damaged if any traffic happened along.
It is unclear why the courier has stopped. It appears as though he believes there is some obstacle. Similarly he has just contacted HQ. Something is happening with the link. The courier is seeing what is not there. It is paramount that they move. Immediately.
1courier snaps to. He replaces the m-com link in his pocket and looks long and hard at the road/river in front of him. And he has just heard the AI, through the link, confirm there is no river. Furthermore, they are in danger just sitting in the middle of the road. Somehow, the neural link embedded in his mind, is malfunctioning.
With this in mind, he moves quickly back to the driver seat. It was clear he was dealing with an optical illusion. It was the reason the anomaly wasn’t on the navi screen. He puts the ride in gear and they get underway again. 1courier is surprised to see the m-com link flashing.
He is also surprised when the ride drops over the edge of the river, and immediately sinks to the bottom of the fast moving liquid.
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Tales of the Courier – The best laid plans
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