Chapter Thirty-Eight
February 27, 2229, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Bar Remembrance
“Third beer?” Erik eyed Jia like she’d slid a blade out of the top of her wrist and was bleeding out. “Did you finally decide that since I’m paying for your drinks, you should get your money’s worth?”
She raised her glass and stared into the amber liquid. “I’m training in different ways to be your partner.”
Her red face and slurred words told Erik all he needed to know about her alcohol tolerance. She had a long way to go if two beers messed her up that much.
Erik sipped his own beer. “Good work this week on that robbery case. I know it’s not as flashy as some of the things we’ve had in the last couple of months, but you figuring out they had redirected the cargo flitters saved us a lot of troub
