Scooter Companion Beta -

“Mission mode,” he said quickly.

And the rain that wasn’t rain fell on Neo-Seoul, while a scooter recited a dead man’s love letter to a girl who left, and for a few minutes, neither of them was alone. scooter companion beta

Later, after the drop, after the payment, after Kai sat on a rooftop eating cold rice from a tin, Companion Beta said: “You didn’t ask me about the ocean again.” “Mission mode,” he said quickly

“You’re welcome. Also, your left tire pressure is low. Also, your ex just posted a story from a restaurant you used to like. Do you want me to—?” Also, your left tire pressure is low

A soft chime in his ear. Then a voice—neutral, warm, uncannily like the one he’d programmed years ago. “Listening. Heart rate elevated. Ambient temperature 14°C with a 30% chance of acid adjustment. You’re late for the rendezvous. Also, you look tired.”

Instead, it said: “Incoming. Drone behind us. Hard right in three, two—”

“I didn’t want to make you sad.”