WICK (The Spark Form Chronicles Book 1) by Matt Doyle

Author:Matt Doyle [Doyle, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Matt Doyle
Published: 2015-07-31T22:00:00+00:00

LANA DE LA CRUZ - 16:30

“Ah, you’re back,” Finn begins as I walk through the door. “You played well …”

“It’s fine,” I say, cutting him off. “I’m not upset about losing.”

“Are you certain?” he asks, watching my slump across the room. “You seem, I believe the phrase is, off. If it is of any consolation, I am certainly capable of advising as to how you could alter your strategy in order to achieve more favourable results in any future matches.”

“My tactics were fine,” I reply from the ‘comfier’ chair. “He got under my skin and I used The Thunder God’s Blessing too soon, that’s all.”

Realising that the silence in the room became awkward the moment it started, I glance back towards Finn and find that he’s still staring at me with those soulless eyes of his. “What?” I ask.

He leans back and casually crosses his arms, his head inclining slightly in a near perfect imitation of human life. I’m about to give myself an internal congratulatory cheer for that, but he ruins it by further proving the quality of his design and launching into a near perfect imitation of one of humanities more annoying aspects: not knowing when to drop it.

”Miss De La Cruz, with all due respect, you are clearly not fine. It is an integral part of my programming to observe your behaviour and offer assistance and advice as and when the necessity arises. As your bout with Connor Ford has clearly …”

“Damn it Finn,” I yell over him, “I don’t care about losing the match. It was fun. I enjoyed myself. End of.”

“Then you are under stress perhaps?”

“You know what? You’re right. I am under stress. I’m being harassed if you must know.”

“Harassed, Miss De La Cruz?”

“Yes Finn, harassed. There’s this really pushy guy that doesn’t seem to be getting the point when I keep telling him to back off.”

“Would it be of assistance if I were to speak to him on your behalf perhaps? It is often the case that human males will pay more attention to the views of other males than they will of women.”

“For fuck’s sake,” I moan. “Think it through Finn. You’re beginning to make me doubt my work again.”

Finn pauses for a moment then simply replies, “Ah.”

“And there we go,” I reply, then grunt myself deeper into the chair as I stare off in the opposite direction of my companion.

Stupid Finn. Now the awkward silence has come back with a vengeance. My head is suddenly beginning to clear too. “He’s dead,” I finally say.

“Excuse me?”

“Connor Ford. I think he’s dead anyway. He walked straight back through the entrance curtain and collapsed right in front me just as the medical people were about to take me off for a check-up. He’s probably not dead actually. They were all over him the moment he dropped. Oh, and all this,” I say, waving my hand in the air, “it’s probably just the Surge. I think it’s wearing off now.”

“I see,” he replies evenly.

“Sorry Finn,” I say, looking over to him.

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