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Gaslight
Date: 10/10/2015, Categories: Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Author: lucywild, Rating: 5, Source: LushStories
the gaslight illuminating the street as if it were high noon. The woman weaved through the crowds, the fusegun already hidden away. I thought about turning back, suspicious of where she was taking me but she’d mentioned Olivia. She finally stopped as a mechahorse trotted by pulling a black stagecoach. From the window a man in a powdered wig leaned out and reached towards me. “Hey baby,” he slurred. “Looking for a good time?” The woman grabbed his wrist before he knew what was happening. “You do know sex is illegal don’t you?” she asked, her voice questioning, almost playful. “What are you, an autocop?” he replied, trying and failing to wrench his arm free. “No,” she replied, pushing him back into the carriage. “I’m a council member.” “Oh my…Lady Evelyn, I’m so sorry. I didn’t realise. Please…I have a family. We were served by the autorepros. I wouldn’t dream of…” “Of course you wouldn’t,” Lady Evelyn replied. “You were just going to show her the sights as the clock counted down to midnight like a respectable citizen. Get out of here before I put you in a peeler cell.” The horse trotted off down the street, the man gawping out at the two of us as Lady Evelyn turned to me. “You all right?” “I knew I knew you,” I replied. “Why not just tell me who you are?” “Where’s the fun in that?” She laughed and started walking again. “Keep up, we haven’t much time.” We reached the autostairs that led up to the abbey and she stopped again as a mechapigeon landed on her wrist. She took the ...