The safe house, Manhattan Kari Zel winces as she touches the bandage on her stomach, and doctor Kalama immediately reprimands her for the action: <Don’t touch that, or the stitches will come off. It’s a pretty serious wound.> <I’ve had[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Dark Pyramid Kristen Lynn has put herself in dangerous situations before, but not anywhere near like this. She’s gone through a lot to get a scoop in the past, but nothing in her journalistic career has ever led her[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
New York City Kristen Lynn has just arrived at Null Tower. The lobby is surprisingly quiet for such a recognizable building; it’s likely that many potential visitors are simply intimidated by the Nullbots. The robots are designed to be humanoid,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Operation Center, Null Tower This is the most secure room in the building, protected by multiple layers of security. Not to keep the people inside away from harm: they don’t need it, since they’re the most powerful persons on the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Null Tower, New York City The building is known worldwide for being the headquarters of Earth’s most powerful company; pictures of its futuristic laboratories have been carefully leaked to the press in the past. What’s not generally known is that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Null Tower, New York City Dr. Catherine Kalama is normally a very calm person: it’s extremely rare to see her lose her temper, and it’s never on the job. But now she’s yelling at her only patient, Noriko Null, while[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Null Island, Pacific Ocean The sun is rising over this paradise, offering a fantastic view from the panoramic window of its master bedroom. Noriko Null isn’t looking at the sea, though: she’s resting on her side, looking at the man[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Null Tower, New York City Dr. Catherine Kalama is in her apartment, watching the news. Like most of America, she can’t believe what the images are showing her: the North Korean military surrendering in front of Japanese and Russian troops,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tokyo, Japan Despite being the richest person in the world, Noriko Null isn’t known for a luxurious lifestyle. Quite the opposite, many consider her a recluse with good reasons: meetings with state leaders and CEOs are mostly done by holographic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Great Hall Of The People Beijing, China Todd Slate feels like a fish out of water. He’s had his share of formal events, but he’s been to state visits less formal than this dinner. Still, if Noriko accepted to wear[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
