Jax got out and walked. The closer he got to the Stack, the worse it got. A stray dog barked at him, but the sound came three seconds late, out of sync with the jaw movement. A billboard flickered, flashing a 404 Error for a split second before resolving back into an ad for cybernetic eyes.
When the doors opened on the 100th floor, Jax heard it. devx crack
"It's not lag," Jax said, his voice low. "It's an overflow." Jax got out and walked
He hailed a hover-cab, but it sputtered, its anti-grav drive phasing in and out of existence. The driver cursed, punching the dashboard. A billboard flickered, flashing a 404 Error for
He reached the entrance of the Stack, a monolith of black glass. The security drones at the door were frozen in a loop, scanning him, resetting, scanning him again.
"Dreaming again?" the vendor, a weary man named Obi, asked, slapping a canister of soy on the counter.