Shady

Sadie nodded. “I feel that… I suppose since we already have keys we’re all checked in?” She strode towards the elevator, looking at the little pouch that contained her key. ...

Sadie smiled and followed them in. “Always welcomed around me… feels weird to be walking into a hotel with no luggage or anything.” Felt weird to be walking in, period. ...

“I may order extra just to be spiteful,” Sadie said, striding up to the front door and holding it open for them. “Just to make them pay for it.”

“I mean, maybe it is.” Sadie shrugged and climbed out of the car as it stopped in front of a tall building. “Humanity is messy and imperfect. It’s what makes ...

Sadie nodded. She'd be happy to listen if Alex wanted to open up, but she wasn't going to pry. She certainly understood that sentiment, though. Nothing hurt quite as bad ...

"Hah, well... perhaps if they keep giving us money, both of our futures will be looking up before long." Sadie rubbed at the electrical burn on her arm. "I can ...

Sadie laughed. "No doubt. But I'm just out here a hacker living in the back of a corolla. Wildin."

"Yeah, if they could see us now." Sadie tried to make it sound like a joke, but she just sounded bitter instead. "Getting the crap shocked out of me for ...

"Ah, but, that's where you're mistaken," Sadie said sarcastically. "Because a shirt is chosen. I feel like it's more like a surprise bag they had to grab at random. If ...

"Makes sense..." Sadie shrugged, rubbing her face. She noticed there was a ring burnt around her wrist from all the electrocution earlier. "I mean, my story is whatever. Dad hates ...

Sadie nodded understandingly. “Have you gotten help in learning to manage it?”

“I mean like, whatever you wanna talk about.” Sadie shrugged. “If we’re gonna be doing this together, we should kinda be friends, yeah? Power in numbers and all that?”

:’) Sadie nodded, letting a brief silence pass between them. “So, uh, what’s your story, then?”

Sadie glanced at them, then looked out the window, softening a bit. Alex seemed delicate. Someone she should be gentle with — rather than her usual sarcastic self. It wasn’t ...

“Eh…” Sadie rubbed her face. Whether Emily was or wasn’t AI was beside the point — she was definitely going to be hacking into the Perfection Trials database once she ...