She laughed. It was a high, cruel sound. “Would you like to know what
alterations I have, Din, that make me so averse to stimulation, and so
reluctant to leave my residence?”
I looked at her, startled. To have her so cavalierly propose answering a
“Are you sure? The monster in that box might be able to defeat me.”
“I refuse. This guy’s endless, if I let him go carelessly this entire apartment complex itself could
disappear. If I did something so flashy the Association would not stay silent. This time, I’d be in a
position to be pursued by the Association. I went through a lot of trouble to disappear, so I’m not
going to do anything that’ll get me found by those guys.”