Chapter Fifty-Two
“This is one of those situations where I have both good and bad news,” Emma declared. She lowered the external forward shutters, blocking the windows.
“Why are you doing that?” Erik asked, eyeing the closing blinds. “Is that part of the news?”
“Partially.” Emma appeared. “It cuts down on the possibility of someone reading lips or realizing you’re talking to me, even without my holographic form. I assume we want to minimize that information, especially given the events now unfolding and potential links to other bad actors.”
Jia folded her arms and tapped her foot. “What about the good and bad news?”
“I always like hearing the bad news first,” Cutter interjected. “That makes everything after it seem better in comparison.” He nodded, the tip of his tongue poking out of
