There was an hour waiting to be killed and Sai certainly didn’t seem in the mood for further conversation. Well, there they were, surrounded by monsters. As unnerving as it was, it sounded a whole lot cooler than any game of digital checkers that Terrence might load onto his CommPad. Taking a final glance at Sai, he got up and started wandering.


    There were a number of cells on floor 102-B. A spiderweb of tubes protruded out of them, carrying energy to refineries on the floors above. Peering through the reinforced glass of one cell, Terrence could see the monster within. It stared back with too many eyes and then hissed. Terrence moved away, looking at the other monsters in the hallway. Some of them were asleep, but many were watching.


    In the middle of the hall, he found a closed cell that appeared empty. Confused, Terrence peered into the darkness. Seeing nothing, he brought up one finger and tapped it a few times against the glass.


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    her—I’m rambling, aren’t I?” Seamstress sighed. “I really do apologize. It is just that, well, it’s not often that people stop to chat.”