LINKDING

<blockquote>“This is a true-crime tale?” Two reporters sharing the shuttle with us, and of course I got the one who hadn’t done her homework. I suppose I should have been flattered that they were there—a Broadway musical spun off the previous year’s multi-player total-immersion virtual reality hit was news, and I’d never acted in anything this big before—but the one who’d attached herself to me was a career fluff-story type who squealed at a higher pitch than my cat. </blockquote> ➤ I had some trouble following all the time travel stuff but this was really good regardless

<blockquote>“Hey, Brian,” my house said back. “The coffee is on. What would you like for breakfast today? External conditions are: 9 degrees Celsius, 5 knots wind from the southeast gusting to 15, weather expected to be clear and seasonable. This unit has initiated quarantine protocols, in accordance with directive seventy-two—” “Breaker, Glory.” “Waiting.” Quarantine protocols? “Place a call—” “I’m sorry, Brian,” Glory said. “No outside phone access is available.”</blockquote> ➤ in which having a very secure smarthouse just means you're vulnerable to hackers kidnapping you by trapping you in your own home