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committed treason.” Kari sent the auto-auto orders to take them to David’s house in order to drop Aubrey off before she started her long ride home.
    “Ugh, Henderson is the worst.”
    “He is. The worst. I’m just glad to be done with him.”
    “Yeah, I hope.”
    “You hope? I thought you said last night that he couldn’t get to us here.”
    “I did,” Kari admitted. She quickly checked the normal locations on the Net where the hacker community met and found them empty. Something’s not right. “And I hope I’m not wrong.”

Chapter Five
    How do I have this much stuff already? Kari had only lived in her house for half a year, but it was already a chore to pack everything up.Especially when she was trying to do it under the current circumstances.
    Setting up a call between Aubrey and her parents hadn’t taken as much time as she thought it might, which had allowed Kari plenty of time to look into current events on the drive home. Something had happened to send all the hackers into hiding, but Kari couldn’t figure out what it was. There were rumors of more high-level assassinations on the coasts, but Kari couldn’t find anything that would have this dramatic of an effect. Although, now that I think about it, activity on the hacker sites has been declining for months.
    Kari jumped as something brushed her foot. She made it onto the top of her bed, knocking several boxes out of the way, before she looked back to see that it was Lars. Her dog was startled by Kari’s unexpected reaction and looked around suspiciously for the source of the problem.
    “You scared me, Lars!” Kari pushed the boxes on her bed farther out of the way before reaching down to pick up her small Shih Tzu and lift him onto the bed. Lars sniffed around for a minute before deciding to settle down on top of Kari’s stomach.
    “Are you tired, Lars?” Kari checked the time and saw that it was late enough that it would be early soon. She had made it back home early in the evening and had been working diligently ever since.She had always been a bit paranoid, and tonight was no exception. I’m being ridiculous; I can finish packing tomorrow and head out within the next couple of days. If Henderson knew where I was and was capable of extracting me, he would have done it a long time ago. A few more days won’t make a difference. No need to get all jumpy.
    It had been a long day and an even longer weekend. For the first time, Kari started to feel the effects of the eventful few days.She reached out and petted Lars while her mind continued to battle between wanting to calm down and wanting to think of possible conspiracy theories. Kari overrode her vision and loaded herself into a simulation. She configured it to be a mellow setting, so instead of having to solve a puzzle, she would explore an exotic landscape. She used these toned-down simulations occasionally to help her unwind and take her mind off of other things.
    She was on a white sandy beach somewhere with magnificently clear water. The tropical sun melted away into a well-lit starry night as Kari changed the time from midday to a more relaxing evening. She walked down the seashore with her eyes closed, both in the simulation and real life, listening to the sound of the digital ocean.Each step she took felt heavier and heavier until her mind couldn’t walk any further.
    Lars’s barking jerked Kari from her dreamless sleep. A surge of panic raced through her as she looked up to see what Lars was concerned about. There was nothing there.
    “Lars! Quiet!” Kari tried to hush her dog, but he kept barking. She sat up slowly, giving Lars enough time to jump off her bed and onto the floor while still barking. When he got going, he wouldn’t stop unless he was satisfied. Not sure this counts as being my best friend, Lars. “What is it, puppy?”
    Lars continued barking frantically at the door of the bedroom until Kari let him out. All the lights were on in the rest of the house, as Kari