Outer Area

"Remember. We're not here to save everyone." Jake warned them sternly. "Whatever you see, it's not our concern. We're saving Kyle's sister and then we' re leaving."

In giving this warning, Jake was also addressing himself. Whatever they were going to see in this Oracle Shelter, it was not going to be pretty. The rest of the group winced, but all nodded emphatically in agreement. Svara looked completely indifferent.

He then turned to the playboy and asked,

'By the way, what does your sister look like? Do you have a picture to show us?"

Kyle immediately put on an embarrassed expression before handing over some photos from his old smartphone, the contents of which he had long ago downloaded to his Oracle Device. In front of them appeared a photo of a young woman who was barely of age, who bore some resemblance to her older brother, but not that much either.