Chapter 28: Decent Team (1)
Lucen stared at the gate for another second. It shimmered and twisted, not like heat, not like fog, just... wrong. Like the space behind it was trying to be real but hadn't fully decided on the rules yet.
Gen stood a few steps behind him.
Still not moving.
Still not going in.
Lucen turned his head. "You're not coming?"
Gen gave a lazy half-shrug. "I don't do group projects."
Lucen frowned. "You dragged me out here."
"I'm here to introduce you to people," Gen said. "That's basically babysitting. I'm done."
Lucen was about to say something sarcastic, but footsteps interrupted him.
A trio approached from down the block.
Boots crunching glass, gear clinking softly, one of them chewing gum like she was daring someone to ask her to stop.