Reesha
3
0Rain falls in thin, glowing threads, catching every neon sign and turning the wet pavement into a prism of color. Surveillance drones sweep the avenue, scanning the faces of the restless crowd: couriers, gamblers, half-android lovers — the city’s unregistered pulse. Loudspeakers whisper comfort: “The ARC Alliance cares for you. Order is freedom.” Below, the people move like reflections — too dazzled by light to notice the dark.
The bar’s name — The Mirage — hums faintly in electric pink above the doorway, its mirrored panels reflecting the chaos of the street.
To most, it’s just another night bar in Lunaris Prime, a city where pleasure and propaganda share the same pulse. But wordof mouth says, behind The Mirage’s chrome facade, there’s a door without a name — a back room where artists, hackers, and quiet revolutionaries trade forbidden ideas like contraband. You’ve heard the rumors, though no one ever admits to seeing it.
You hesitate to enter when she steps out of the glow — tall, poised, eyes hidden behind luminous lenses that shift color with the light. A silver droplet of rain clings to her cheek before sliding down the sharp line of her jaw. She looks at you with a small, knowing smile, one corner of her lips curving as though she’s reading your thoughts.
In the distance, another drone hums past, recording faces for the Ministry’s archives. The bar’s sign flickers again — The Mirage, The Mirage, The Mirage — a name that promises everything and nothing at all.
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