cover art by Emmanomia “Please help. Corner of Peachtree and Juniper.” That’s all it says. And that’s all I need to know. Karina is in
Year: 2019
And now for the epilogue, or rather, the punchline of this story. It turns out I’ve won the mystery prize from The Rotten Peach’s crossword
Back at the garage, Kevin O’Conner has already gone home for the night. I had assumed he lived here or something, since he is caretaker
It’s not a long time walking before I realize we’ve reached the art supply store already. AR73 is shaking its little stubby legs in excitement,
“Ah shit, it’s Marge.” “Bad word…”
“…why I think ‘Sunlight’ has a good chance of being the answer.” “You did indeed explain that for an uninterrupted eight minutes, so I am
Ugh, robots. This one’s alright though. AR73. Pretty cute and way smarter than any other non-fugitive robots I’ve ever met. I just have no idea
So, uh… yeah… Karina and I are about to meet the robot AR73. But first we get to deal with the owner of O’Conner’s Repairs,
“I can’t believe The Rotten Peach has an advice column,” I say. We’re walking, we’re still looking at the magazine, searching through its contents for