Chapter Two: A Whole Old World

[Akirapryde]

Alice was enjoying the song, but wasn’t moved by it. She set there holding Suki’s arm hoping to reassure the blinded teenager. Then almost out of the blue, she heard Eric’s statement. She turned to face him, “For over four hundred years, the genes that I have been created with have been honed and perfected by the best of humanity. I have a degree in physics and mathematics. Have taught at one of the Inner Sphere’s most prestige universities. What makes you think I can sing?”

As Alice made her statement, she shifted her eyes back to the stage. She saw that something on the stage that forced her to pause. Jake appeared to be failing with his female friend and Alice knew that the party needed time. She turned back to Eric, “but Suki is right. We can try.”