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Reply #25 on: December 01, 2015, 04:29:13 PM
Divine Intervention
"Ready yourself," Abigail's smooth voice sounded in George's ear.  "The perimeter of Heaven is two blocks ahead and around the corner."

The intent of this one is to immediately set up a tense situation with the "ready yourself", touch a bit on the nature of Abigail (who is a Med Assist device attached to George's ear, and to interest the reader in how Heaven can be around the corner when Heaven is usually not.  (In this case, "Heaven" is not an afterlife, but is the slang name for a drug slum that houses a techno-drug cult that considers themselves enlightened)