Interphase: Exodus – Chapter 20

Sealed behind foil-lined walls, the room was dead quiet. The intercom clicked on, but no voices emerged, only background static. In that space, Don tried to draw the silence into his mind, bleaching his thoughts of all substance and leaving nothing for Eden to gain purchase with. The invading awareness seemed to find amusement with the tactic. You’re attempting to …

Interphase: Exodus – Chapter 19

Being inside the quarantine room, its walls lined with sheets of fresh tinfoil held in place by duct tape, reminded Don of a funhouse maze. The surfaces were just reflective enough to throw pieces of his likeness back at him, distorted and incomplete, every time he moved. He sat on the bed and tried to limit his movement as he …