Waybound (Cradle, #12)

by Will Wight

[I know, but I like to look knowledgeable. It’s my one role. Do you have to take that from me?]

“Feels like there’s no getting close to you, no matter what I do. For every step I take, you’ve taken two.” “Take two steps,” Lindon suggested.

“Am I ready?” she asked. “No,” the Monarch said. “But we must often do things we are not ready for.

[Would you like me to enhance your voice at all? I can make it sound like you’re singing, if you want.]

Autotune!

“Are you worried about altering our technological development?” “Mostly, I’m worried about getting in trouble at work.”

So much for Star Trek.