The thought of your entire future and dreams depending on the contents of the cold piece of paper in between your hands is almost enough to make you n...t want to look at it.Let me run you guys through the process behind this. The year is 2420 and humans are now capable of doing extraordinary things. After the gruesome, yet quick, war of 2070 countless died bringing humanity from the billions, down to hundreds of millions.The radiation followed by the atomic war caused the death of one. When I left the new stable a half-hour ago, the other five horses were still their stalls, so whoever was here must have just arrived. I looped Marshal's rein around a low branch, and walked up to the bluff overlooking the pond, and the Hudson River shimmering golden in the distance.Christina was standing in the soft light of dawn, far more beautiful than any model; she was even more beautiful than God's dawn. I stood admiring her beauty, it was a minute until she sensed my presence, and. From there, I walked out to the only road and headed due north. After only a few minutes, I had left the city behind so I dropped my shield. Now, I was just another teenaged tourist walking on the side of the road at dawn, wearing blue jeans and a sword.My luck was running true to form this morning as it wasn’t fifteen minutes later when a somewhat battered Renault with a red light on top and the word ‘Police’ in French and Tapatoan on the sides, pulled alongside of me and rolled down her. ’ ‘Well, he’ll certainly be understanding then.’ I leaned forward a little and whispered, ‘I am actually wondering if it’s you. You see, his name is Larry Higgs.’ His smile turned into a grin. ‘This is your lucky day. You just spilled coffee on your new boss’s shirt. You’re the girl that Liz sent from the agency?’ I nodded, and smiled, ‘Yup. Sorry. Do I still have a job?’ Larry seemed to take the question seriously and thought about it for a moment, then said, ‘I should think so.’ I visibly.