Chapter Five
September 29, 2229, Neo Southern California Metroplex, En Route to Police Enforcement Zone 122 Station
The MX 60 zoomed through the skies of Neo SoCal, trailing the dense fog of other flitters on their way to work that morning. Erik had stopped by Jia’s place to give her a lift because there was a new diner he wanted to check out before their shift started.
There was something soothing about the flow of vehicles. At the typical height of most towers, she didn’t get to see many natural flocks of birds.
She’d take the next best thing: colorful flying machines.
It hadn’t been birds on her mind that morning. Instead, she had related her adventure the night before at the training center. She was curious about what Erik would think.
“Yeah, I’ve been through that kind of thing.
