Initializing by K. T. Hanna

Author:K. T. Hanna [Hanna, K. T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781948983020
Publisher: Amaranthine Press
Published: 2018-05-13T22:00:00+00:00

Storm Entertainment

Somnia Online Division—Suit delivery—Warehouse

Countdown: Six weeks before release

Ava Jackson and Shayla Johnson stood at the entrance to Warehouse Seven and watched the flurry of activity. The automated inventory system worked seamlessly with its self-operated forklifts.

Storm Corp certainly knew how to outfit its warehouses. They were the epitome of efficiency, once stock entered the warehouse anyway.

The suits arrived two days late and with a portion of one crate badly damaged. Shayla was barely holding it together. Ava could tell from the way her left eye occasionally twitched. It was never a good idea to upset Shayla.

Michael was nowhere to be seen, but James and Silke were scurrying around triple checking the remaining shipment. Even Luke, the head of the shipping department, had lost his usual cool. Not surprising really.

The whole future of Storm Entertainment—no, Storm Corp—depended on this launch. The release of a game for people to play in and forget about their real lives.

Ava was tempted to play it herself, but her cats would probably try to eat her alive.

“Make sure to address the situation both to the manufacturer and the shipping company.” Shayla muttered the words softly, and Ava made a note of them through her augmented reality contacts.

“Anything else?” Ava paused on sending it off, just in case.

Shayla looked at Ava and frowned. “Are you getting enough sleep?”

“Well, I have been testing the headgear for minor improvement and tweaks.” She laughed nervously.

“Testing. Did you take part in the alpha and beta tests too?”

Ava nodded enthusiastically. “I was part of the in-house testing team, which is why I agreed to help Michael test further. For implementation into the game, and the future training regimens we’ve begun designing.”

Shayla watched her for a few moments, thoughts flitting across her eyes so fast that Ava wondered if she could reach out and catch them. Suddenly Shayla nodded. “Yes. Michael then. Good. Thank you, Ava. That will be all.”

Ava was used to both Shayla and Laria’s abruptness. But whereas Laria oversaw the game design, Shayla was responsible for Somnia as a whole. Everything hinged on this.

Everything.

So Ava contacted Michael again, and agreed to help him after all.

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