AURORA CONVENTION CENTER - 8:45 PM
The fifteen-minute break had energized the crowd rather than calming them. Everyone was talking. Debating. Processing what they'd just witnessed. Tech journalists were filing stories in real-time. Scientists in the audience were already downloading the Simulator on their devices.
Marcus Webb was doing a live commentary for his stream. "We've been here for over two hours and Starr Technologies hasn't stopped delivering. The Simulator alone would be the story of the year and decades to come. But according to the schedule, we're only halfway through. What else could they possibly have in store for—"
The lights dimmed again.
Cassia walked back onto the stage. The audience immediately quieted.
