Chapter 20: Revolution I
It was night. The YSB was all but deserted. There were no stars in the artificial plane, merely a darker sky and a pale moon, hanging firmly in the sky.
Shiv and Celtic lay next to each other on the grass. Shivan had called this meeting so that he could explain Heraii to Celtic before she turned in for the night.
"What did CJay want?" Celtic asked.
"Straight to business, eh?" Shivan asked.
"I gotta go soon, so pretty much."
"He wanted to give me this." Shivan unsheathed Heraii and handed it to Celtic.
"Why can I feel it?"
"I don't know. It was made with a special code. It has he ability to violate the system."
"Ewwww."
"Not that way."
She put Heraii aside.
"Why'd he give it to you?"
"Actually, Ramza did."
"Why?"
"They think that an Administrator is trying to get rid of the YSB."
"Why wouldn't he just delete it?"
"I guess he's trying to make it look normal, so he doesn't have to explain it."
"Can't CJay stop him?"
"I don't know. But I don't think so."
They didn't talk for some time, then Celtic said: "Do ever wish we could meet in real life?"
".Is this a trick question?"
"No, I'm serious - Hey!"
"What?"
"Touch me."
"."
Celtic turned to face Shivan.
"No, I'm serious!"
She reached out and took his hand.
"Why can I feel you?" Shivan asked.
"I don't know. Do you feel the grass?"
".Odd."
"Shiv."
"Celtic."
She scooted closer to Shivan. Slowly, methodically, she pressed her lips against her forehead and kissed him. Then she pulled back and asked: "Did you feel that?" She was smiling brightly.
".Yes."
Celtic trained her sights back on the night sky.
"When we kissed before, we couldn't feel it. Something's happening."
"Brings a whole new dimension to things, don't it?"
"Good thing I'm not Ameph," Celtic said, "or I would have stabbed you."
It was night. The YSB was all but deserted. There were no stars in the artificial plane, merely a darker sky and a pale moon, hanging firmly in the sky.
Shiv and Celtic lay next to each other on the grass. Shivan had called this meeting so that he could explain Heraii to Celtic before she turned in for the night.
"What did CJay want?" Celtic asked.
"Straight to business, eh?" Shivan asked.
"I gotta go soon, so pretty much."
"He wanted to give me this." Shivan unsheathed Heraii and handed it to Celtic.
"Why can I feel it?"
"I don't know. It was made with a special code. It has he ability to violate the system."
"Ewwww."
"Not that way."
She put Heraii aside.
"Why'd he give it to you?"
"Actually, Ramza did."
"Why?"
"They think that an Administrator is trying to get rid of the YSB."
"Why wouldn't he just delete it?"
"I guess he's trying to make it look normal, so he doesn't have to explain it."
"Can't CJay stop him?"
"I don't know. But I don't think so."
They didn't talk for some time, then Celtic said: "Do ever wish we could meet in real life?"
".Is this a trick question?"
"No, I'm serious - Hey!"
"What?"
"Touch me."
"."
Celtic turned to face Shivan.
"No, I'm serious!"
She reached out and took his hand.
"Why can I feel you?" Shivan asked.
"I don't know. Do you feel the grass?"
".Odd."
"Shiv."
"Celtic."
She scooted closer to Shivan. Slowly, methodically, she pressed her lips against her forehead and kissed him. Then she pulled back and asked: "Did you feel that?" She was smiling brightly.
".Yes."
Celtic trained her sights back on the night sky.
"When we kissed before, we couldn't feel it. Something's happening."
"Brings a whole new dimension to things, don't it?"
"Good thing I'm not Ameph," Celtic said, "or I would have stabbed you."