“Ella had spent most of her time here convinced she would die in order to get Rosie out.” – Narrator, summarizing Ella’s plan to use herself as a distraction.
“In every world, Kacey,” Ella said, still drowning in despair, unable to process that she might survive after convincing herself otherwise for days, “you are good to the core.”
“No arguing with a dead woman. Get the hell out of here.”
“She’ll realize this is where I went. I’ll talk to her. After an argument, she’ll relent and let me send her out of this godforsaken simulation.”
“A soft knock tapped against the interior door of Ben and Ella’s apartment, disturbing the silence…” – The signal that the external rescue operation has reached them.
“The sensor above interpreted her movement. The top half of the door turned translucent, revealing John standing on the other side…” – Describing the technologically secured entrance and the first sight of their external ally.
“He returned the gesture with the ASL sign for ‘hello.’ He stepped inside as Erin approached and gave him a side hug…”
“His pale white skin framed by shaggy, graying brown hair and a scraggly beard.”
