Corpus Chrome, Inc. by Zahler S. Craig

Author:Zahler, S. Craig [Zahler, S. Craig]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Dog Star Books
Published: 2014-01-05T05:00:00+00:00

“It’s different in here.” Eagle slapped a gelware palm to the red FDNY shirt that covered over his chrome-plated plastic chest.

“What’s it like?”

“Hard to explain, but different.”

“How’s it different?”

The mannequin was completely still for a few moments. Suddenly, he inquired, “You get drunk, right?”

“There have been instances.”

“You know how you have to concentrate more to do things, like really think about things to accomplish them when you’re wrecked? You think, ‘I’ve gotta stand up slow, so people won’t see how wasted I am,’ and you do that. Slow, careful. And when you walk, you think, ‘I need to balance myself so I don’t wobble,’ and you do that, thinking about each step, concentrating. And when you finally get to the bar for another, you think about what you’re gonna order before you say it—you think of the exact words—so that it doesn’t come out all slurred, though it might anyways.”

“So it’s like you’re drunk?” inquired Champ. “In the mannequin?”

“That’s not really what I’m saying. My thoughts’re clear and regular and there’s none of the warmth or tingling or awesomeness that you get when you’re wrecked. It’s that you have to really concentrate to do things—especially moving around—like you do when you’re drunk.”

“Okay. I understand what you’re saying.”

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