Chapter 19

The apartment unit was minimalist—a wall-mounted bed, a compact bathroom, and a circular couch in the living room surrounding a holo-projector that, lacking a subscription, was stuck playing a nonstop loop of advertisements.

Beside the couch was a small room, probably being used as a storage space.

As for the “kitchen,” it consisted of nothing more than a vending machine and a microwave placed on a side table.