“I was about to ditch Nightsity and move away when I found the DITCH.”
“The… robot,” I interpolated.
“Yes. And then I built my own in response. To explore the, er, network.”
“Network of ditches,” I interpreted again.
“Yes. A lot of it centers around the loop. And the creek.”
“Kabusie,” I added once more.
“Right. Ralph was sent in. My name for it.”
“Well, um. What did he find?”
“She. But *she* came out a little different. It was hard for me to see at first. A minor change in the circuits. But then other things started happening. Loops themselves. Growing upon each other. The robot had become the creek. Just like before.”
(to be continued)
Sunklands 