She smiled and stood up. She lifted her scarf over her head to cover her features. “Oh, and be careful in the jump network, Ronan Mistry. There are some bad people out there.”
She turned and strode away. He soon lost her in the teeming crowds.
Doctor Kay Alvarez was engrossed in an analysis of the fractal equations from her latest tests when her boss staggered in. She hadn't seen Ronan for nearly a year; these days the owner of ShivaTech didn't travel so much. Her delight at the sight of her old friend was immediately tempered when she saw the state of him. He was clearly struggling to stay upright.
“Ronan? What has happened? You look terrible. Shall I get a doctor?”
“You are a doctor, Kay. That's why I've come to see you.” For a moment she caught a flash of her old friend's humour. Th
