“Cozy,” he quipped, “Don’t you need your fancy umbrella for this?” She said something about the jump requiring touch, so he hooked his hands over the crooks of her elbows. The height difference was awkward, and she had to reach. Unsure of the process, Higgs stood and let her guide him in front of her with her hands bracketing his shoulders. Now, come on,” she rose from her seat, “let’s go to The Beach.”
“Really, Higgs,” Fragile mirrored his position on the desk, cheek braced with a fist, “If you wanted to go so bad, you could have asked me sooner.” Ever since he’d dragged that body to the grove outside of a rusted-out Oklahoma bunker, felt the majesty of decay seeping out through its seams, he had longed for this. His jaw went slack as he started to comprehend what was about to happen. She really just offered to take him to The Beach. Convincing her was easier than he thought it would be. But it seems like a waste not to look into it.”Īfter throwing a glance to the clock in the corner of her datapad, Fragile stopped working to meet his gaze, “I’ve got an hour before I need to be at the sorting bay, why don’t I take you to The Beach to get your creativity going?” “Not sure yet, but I’ve been turning it over,” he shrugged, “Never been to a Beach, though, so I’m not familiar with the parameters, physics-hell, anything.
He propped his elbow on the desk and cradled chin in his palm as he casually threw out, “There might be a way to use The Beach.”įragile kept typing but quirked an eyebrow in interest, “How so?” As she entered the calculations into a separate datapad, losing herself in the betterment of her business, Higgs realized this was his chance. Any reduction in delivery time was a win. Maybe twenty minutes.”įragile hummed in approval. It’s a pain in the ass-rocky and overgrown-but no BTs. Pointing with his pen, Higgs traced out a mountain passageway through the three-dimensional projection, “We used to go through here every once in a while. Whether or not that bravery was foolish, he had yet to learn. Fragile didn’t shy away, and that said something about her bravery.
Getting in another’s space revealed a lot about them. He had no qualms over saddling right up right next to her, their shoulders pressed together. Higgs rolled his chair over to the holograph drafting table where she was working. I don’t know where else to cut corners and still keep the porters safe.” “Well, let me know if you crash into any ideas about these routes. “My apologies,” Higgs shook his head and graced her with his most charming smile, “Sometimes I feel like my brain gallops this way and that and I’m just along for the ride.” “Is everything alright?” Fragile interrupted, “You’re staring.” Sure, they were knotting the world through cargo, but could that grid be stretched further? Net-in the corners of civilization? Without access, he’d never know. Knit the broken fabric of humanity back together. Higgs pondered the possibilities a link to The Beach could bring, how it could connect them. What marvels had she seen? How could she just sit there, scrolling through maps, when she had experienced The Beach? The Beach. She was lost in her problem-solving with her pretty brow slanted in concentration, the green glow of the three-dimensional landscape reflecting off her delicate features as she scrutinized its geography. Higgs watched her as she mapped out new routes for their outfit. She’d blip in-and-out like a flashbulb, the scent of sea-salt always trailing close behind, so pungent it taunted him with its taste. On top of accompanying premium shipments through hazardous trails dense with BTs, he often caught her jumping throughout the facility when she was in a hurry. Fragile wasn’t one to show off, but neither did she attempt to hide her extensive DOOMS. It gave him a front-row seat to his new partner’s abilities. merged, they opted to share the office located in Fragile Express’s central hub. Space was limited in the compact cities, so when Fragile Express and Western Courier Co. The rapid succession of the pen nib contracting and retracting kept in time with Higgs’ thoughts.
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