“Have you ever wondered if the Ultra-High Reality web is, at its core, distinct from our convoluted network?” I asked, though even as the words left my lips, doubt crept in, my voice trembling with both urgency and uncertainty.
Their eyes narrowed, and I couldn’t tell if it was suspicion or pity. “How so?”
I leaned in, the charged intimacy between us both exciting and frightening me. “Because Ultra-High…