Lilith, listening carefully for the next instruction from the black ring, so far unaware of the horrible success wrought after following the previous one…
Lilith
From a latent space containing billions of dimensions, clear voices ring out…
Wren
Wren, wondering (or not wondering) what happened to her friend…
Angelia
Angelia, waiting to catch a flight home…
Inka
Inka, aware of the Minders for several years now and long past cycling through self-doubt (am I dreaming? high? crazy?), had simply accepted their presence, and the fact that no one else seemed to be able to see them, as a novel fact of her life. For the most part, they just floated around, though it was clear from the get-go that they gravitated toward populated areas…
Astraea
Astraea, in her backyard, on Mount Olympus, presumably…
Zuira
Zuira put on the black ring and wished for snow…
Jolie
Jolie observes an exhibit, and/or is herself an exhibit being observed…
Rhea
Rhea, in the garden, alone…
Maya
Maya, lost in illusion…
Tawai
Tawai, arriving at a dinner party only to discover that not all of the guests appear to be strictly human…
Brandy
Brandy had returned to the temple that she thought was her home, until she tried to leave again. Her main hall no longer led outside, but simply repeated itself, extending farther than she could see…