Elias unlatched the pod and handed over a small, unremarkable box. The man opened it to reveal a vintage, physical watch—a relic of a world before the Great Reset.
Elias kicked the bike into gear. The engine roared, a guttural sound that echoed through the empty concrete canyons. He surged forward, the cityscape blurring into streaks of light. To his left, a group of silhouettes shifted in the shadows of a collapsed overpass. They didn't move; even the scavengers knew better than to tangle with a Buy Squad courier in full flight.
He reached the summit of The Spire, skidding to a halt in front of a gleaming chrome door. A man in a tailored suit was waiting, looking impatient.
"That’s the Buy Squad promise," Elias said, wiping a smear of road grime from his visor. "We bring the world to your door, no matter who tries to stop us."
Elias unlatched the pod and handed over a small, unremarkable box. The man opened it to reveal a vintage, physical watch—a relic of a world before the Great Reset.
Elias kicked the bike into gear. The engine roared, a guttural sound that echoed through the empty concrete canyons. He surged forward, the cityscape blurring into streaks of light. To his left, a group of silhouettes shifted in the shadows of a collapsed overpass. They didn't move; even the scavengers knew better than to tangle with a Buy Squad courier in full flight.
He reached the summit of The Spire, skidding to a halt in front of a gleaming chrome door. A man in a tailored suit was waiting, looking impatient.
"That’s the Buy Squad promise," Elias said, wiping a smear of road grime from his visor. "We bring the world to your door, no matter who tries to stop us."