Ch 23 - Quests

Staring at the fleeting river and almost crushing the phone in his grip, Murphy simmered with frustration.

“Of course she wouldn’t believe you, fool.”

Cursing, he lifted the phone and almost tossed it in the river. He was convinced by now that there was no way to redeem that relationship. He was angry at himself, for only a dumb lunatic would believe in something as elusive as a dream.

“It was all a stupid dream… why would I ever think it could be real? I’m just going insane…”

« System: » Neurablink 1.0.23-beta restarting, please wait.

“Huh?”

He held the urge to blink, as text streamed across his retina anew. This time, it was clear and crisp. He stood entranced on the spot, his phone slowly lowered back to his side.

« … System reset complete; The date is 23.05.2023; all functions online »

Blink to confirm!

He blinked, no longer able to hold his eyes squinted that long. This made the text fate, and he fidgeted in anticipation, but nothing else appeared.

‘Ellie…’ he asked tentatively
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