=====================================================The simulation springs to life around you, a stream of code and abstracted video junk quickly sol...difies as a luxurious waiting room, in the style of some unspecified stately home. The shadows of other users mill around, drawn between the walls, lined as they are with paintings depicting the acts that the back-alley arcade you wandered into promised. You couldn't just wait for the home version, could you? The truth is, you're rather. “I had a thought this morning, all six terminal stores have elevators. What about the stores at the hub end?”“Wow, that’s an interesting thought. Find anything?”“Not yet. But this might be our last chance to explore the hub area safely, so Toshi and I plan to spend the afternoon here.”“Okay, sounds good. How did things go with the arctic clothes?”“Just fine. We ported a huge assortment of stuff over to Barnes & Nobel.” Mark was referring to the entrance store to the home complex of Aggie’s. Then three from the end they saw one that had a red light above it, unlit, a big sign saying “No Entry Unaccompanied”, and a big handle with a card slot in the middle. Again their card didn’t work.“Any more cards in the drawer?” suggested Effie, so they ran down to the office and looked. Sure enough towards the back was another card, that was red. They ran back up. They looked at each other, then Sophie put the card in and out. The lock clicked, she pushed on the handle; it wouldn’t move.She. She might have turned to stone, except that her mouth fell open and she dropped a donut she had been dunking. It only lasted a moment. ‘Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women… Fucking A, Schwartz, you know how to drop big fucking bombs. Are there any small surprises?’ Oh my G_d. I had not even thought of that. ‘No, Francine, I am not pregnant. Hopefully, that will change next weekend.’ ‘OK. That covers the next three questions. What about the dress?’ ‘Sean.