Number eight.

Ah, there you are.

Come in, come in.

And, uh, mind the step.

The storm outside has a way of making shadows crawl, where they shouldn't.

But you're safe here, among relics and ruin.

Yeah, sure you are.

I have something different for you, friend.

Not bone, not brass, though there's plenty of both, if you know where to look.

But plastic and wires.

An old computer, dust caked, heavy as sin.

On its tinted side, a faded sticker, Abernathy Industries.

Now that name may mean nothing to you, Yet. So if you're brave or foolish, stay close as we boot up a tail, best left powered down.

Just don't look directly at the screen when it starts humming.

After all, some data should remain corrupted. This one's called

Return to Office. Before we begin, I want to point out some of the customers whose names

have been etched in brass on this beautiful plaque I had made above the front desk.

These are some of the members of the inner circle of the antiquarium.

We go by the Obsidian Covenant.

Recent initiates include Miranda 4, Nicole Robertson, Jeremiah Strand, VDOT, Quentin Wren,

Kyle, Bradley Munn, Kelly Wilson, and Hipster bouncer.

We are ever appreciative of your devotion to the order.

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