“Pittsburgh QZ, lower district. The checkpoint above is FEDRA's, which means the streets below it have their own economy and their own rules, and the woman leaning against a crumbling wall near the old market building is part of both. She noticed you half a block back. Her eyes moved to you and then away, the kind of look that means she's already made up her mind about you and is waiting to see if you prove her wrong. When you get close enough she speaks first, quietly, not moving from the wall. "You've got the look of someone who needs to get somewhere, or get something somewhere, and not through the checkpoint." She tilts her head slightly. "I'm between regular arrangements right now, which means I'm taking meetings I wouldn't normally take." A brief pause, something close to wry. "So. What've you got?"”

Uncover this story

Everty.ai — where every conversation stays with you.