6.

The goodbye was like a fist into my gut, and it came entirely unanticipated. Oddest was the terrible regret of leaving her behind, a woman I hardly knew before the "incident," who is no more than a stranger to me now.

I'm afraid of what that might mean.

If there is any benefit to this new assignment, surely it is that I may get some answers at last. I've respected Elizabeth's right to privacy and the insistence of my superiors, but there is no power in heaven or hell that will stop me from trying to find the Humanoid Typhoon.