#episode06

Allison's winning streak is threatened when she has to go up against a relentless AUSA in a piracy case involving Arturo Marquez, who allegedly stole supplies from a relief ship after a hurricane hit his home country. Leonard and Sandra once again face each other in court over the case of Freddie Morris, who views himself as a superhero named Captain Shadow and was accused of assault when he tried to stop what he believed was a kidnapping. Meanwhile, Kate teams up with ATF agent Anya Ooms to organize a sting to obtain the evidence Anya needs to make her case. While working together, Anya develops an interest in Kate.

Cennydd is a digital product designer and writer who contributed to our Zine for episode 06 - Our first Craft event of 2018. 

The machine I've felt closest to

The machine I’ve felt closest to wasn’t the nebuliser that saved my blue-lipped life as a child. I don’t want to sound ungrateful: it did its job admirably, but it’s hard to truly connect while you’re gulping for oxygen. Too many appendages anyway; too many clamps and hoses. Thing buzzed so hard the whole ward shook. I’m surprised I didn’t end up with some sort of medical kink.

Nor is it the Stratocaster. I know, I know – I’ve told you a hundred times how the frets had worn down to just the right height, the dials had finally nestled into their best positions. For a short while I did feel the thrill of mastery that only a well-honed tool can offer. But I have to confess: I never truly made her sing like others could. Her circuitries were always too obscure, her temperament too fragile. I felt a pang of guilt yesterday as I wiped off the dust with uncallused fingertips.

I suppose I do feel indebted to the implant. No way could I have got this job without augmentation. My memories feel more vivid, sure, and my communication scores are up 30%. But I think I slept better before the recorders were online, and the whole cultish thing that’s grown up around it doesn’t strike me as healthy, you know? At least with Mensa you couldn’t just buy your way in.