Dots spun beside Elias's shoulder while the escort walked him through the last sealed corridor.
"That visibility rule is strange enough that I want to complain formally, preferably to someone who cannot run away."
Elias kept his hands where the guards could see them. "Get in line, because the Doctor said the system is keeping things simple for now, which means it probably stops being simple when we need it most."
"I hate when you say reasonable things after impossible things happen."
"That sounds like growth for both of us."
The guard on Elias's left gave him a sideways look. Elias pretended not to notice. Explaining Dots to people who could not see her had become its own kind of punishment. Every answer made him sound worse.
