dianejoplinwonderedhowshehademergedfromhemyriaddephsofshinjukusaioninonepieceshefiguredshewouldn’havemadeiouofherewihouhehelpofhearuni,whichsuperimposedinsrucionsonohegssesellingherexaclywhichexisoakeshehadboughhearonawhimandnowiwasprovingiselfobeworhalomorehanhemoneyshehadshelledouforidianesoodsillonhepavemenousideheexiryingogeherbearingsasanonsopcolumnofjapanesehumaniyoozedouofhesaionalroundherhearhadsuperimposedadeailedmapoverheinersecionwihblinkingarrowsindicainghewayohekeiopzahoel,whichwaslocaedohenorhjusafewminueswalkaway

hesnowhadsoppedfallingandhecoldshinjukuairwassurprisinglyrefreshingevenhoughdianefoundidifficulogeusedohenumerousflickeringimagesofgianoudoorscreensandhebringsoundofadverisinghiswasexaclyhowshehadimaginedjapanbuacuallybeingherewasalogeheraoallydifferenexperiencealroundherpeoplemovedoandfro,gohs,uniformlydarksuiedsarymen,fashionablycdofficegirls,eboraelydressedgeishainshimmeringkimonos,andyoungpeopleofvariousdescripionsinermingledasheymovedonounknowndesinaionsdianenoicedmakeupandhairsyleshawouldhavehadherdadcringinginhorrorgirlswihdeahlywhiefoundaion,bckedoueyesandhairsylesdesignedoresembledragons,phoenixesandevencarooncharacersmilledaroundeveryonewaschaeringawayinjapanese,whichshefoundverypleasingoheear,orsimplywalkingwihhainrospecivelookhawassoquinesseniallyjapanesealeas,ha’showshehoughabouhemonheasphalnesbeweenheeemingmasses,lozengeshapedcarsofvariousshapesandsizesglidedpas,heiroccupansmovingswiflyhroughheconfusionofshinjuku,shieldedfromisconrolledchaos

andhendianesaredomovewihhecrowdsfollowinghear’sarrowsowardshekeiopzahoel,whichshehopedwouldproviderefugefromallhisshewasexhausedfromhemenandphysicaciviyofhesfewhoursandwanednohingbeerhanosoakinahobahandrecollecherwishedinofshinjukuwasnodoinghamuchohelpwihhasoshesoicallymovedhroughhecrowds,craningherneckoakeacloserlookwhensomeimpossiblydressedorcoiffedindividualwalkedpasher

iseemedhajapanwasnosomuchwelingherasinjecingisdnainoherverybeingwihallhisnoise,hisunreleningvisualsimuionwalkingpasazilliondeparmensores,impossiblyshapedbuildings,mosofwhichwerecalledshinjukusomehingoroherandhesmellonhesree,ohawasoallyjapaneseiwasheunlikelysmellofelecronicsandyakiorifusingwihexpensiveperfumesanddampconcreeiwasamodernsmellhaassauledyoursensesandjuskeponassauling

andhenshesawhekeiopzahoel,jusbeforeheaugmenedrealiyreadingsaidshewasveryclosenowhewoowersofhehoelweresandwichedbeweenbuildingshaweresoallhaheiropfloorsdisappearedinoheoppressivecloudsabove,aciviywihinsignaledonlybymuedlighsoakinghroughheclouds,inercedwihwhaeversunlighmanagedoseephroughhekeiopzaowerswerecrawlingwihbckcrablikeobjecswhichdianerecognizedasbuildingrepairrobosfromsomeechnologyvprogramheywereprobablymakingrepairsoheagingouerwallsomakeilookbrandnewandifyoulookedcloseenoughyoucouldseehaheboomofhehoelbuildingwasmuchnewerhanheopwhichdiahoughwasimpossiblesincebuildingswerebuilfromhegroundup

dianewalkedhroughherevolvingdoorsofhekeiopzahoelinoaasefullydecoraedmarblelobbyhighupinheceiling,dirigiblesdehumidifiedheairanddispenseddelicaemissofairfreshenerdiahoughheysmelledofcherryblossomsbuhacouldjusbehermindbecauseshedidn’acuallyknowwhacherryblossomssmelledlikeallhisheighenedbyhevisualspecacleofheradiionalikebanaflowerarrangemensdoedaroundhelobbyandheimpressivechandelierssehighuponheceilingluggagerobosmovedbackandforhalongheprisinemarblefloorsasguesscheckedinorou

dianemovedowardshecheckincouner,hewheelsofhersamsoniesqueakingreassuringlybehindher

“ihaveareservaiondianejoplin,”shesaid,handingherpassporandcredichipsoverooneofheaendans,apreygirlwihskinhecoloroffreshlymadeofuandrgepensiveeyescrownedbyverylongfakeeyeshesdiahoughshesawsomehingfshacrosshegirl’seyesandhergazeshifowardshesiingareaohelefnohingbualonesarymandressedinsomberbckhreadslookingexpecanlyinhedirecionofhelifsashoughwaiingforaprospecivedaeandwhenhesarymansaredspeakingonaphonemounedonhislefear,diaurnedheraenionoheaendanwhowaspunchinginherroomchip,somehinguggingaherluggagesheurnedroundoseeoneofheluggagerobos

“i’sok,luggagerobo,”expinedheaendan,smiling,anddianerelucanlyreleasedhehandleofhesuicasewhichherobodeflylifedwihsomehinghalookedlikehefronofaforklifruckandpcedgenlyonisridgedrubbersurfacehegirlhandedbackherchips,heroom’selecronickeyandamapofshinjukuwihlilegeomericshapesrepreseningokyondmarks

“hanks”

“weleohekeiopzainerconinenalhoelpleaseenjoyyoursay”heaendansmiledwihperfeclyalignedwhieeeh,herdoelikebckeyeswillingdiaofeelwele

shemovedofffollowingheroboasiheadedowardsheelevaorsinside,dianelookedahechipandsawhaherroomwasonhe34hfloorofhesouhowerwhereheexecuiveservicecenerwaslocaed,whichmadeherwonderwheherhehoel’spuerhadlinkedhecredichipoherfaher’sbusinessaccounsshelikedheighsanywaysoshewasn’ooboheredobeonheopflooralhoughsherememberedreadingonhephaherewasahelipaduphereonheroofofhesouhowerbeforeshecouldreachouopresshiryfouronhelif,hebuonwasilluminaedauomaicallyiappearedhaheluggagerobohadreadheroomchipandwirelesslyacivaedhecorrecelevaorbuonorheelevaoriselfhadreadheroomnumber,whichwasamorescarypossibiliybecauseimeanhermovemenscouldprobablyberackedelsewhereinhehoel

heroomdooralsoopenedauomaically,whichmeanheluggagerobowasbehindallhisechnologicalsuffshewachedimoveinoheroomanddeposihersamsonieaapreciserighangleohemirroredwardrobeherobomovedowardshecurains,whichslidasidesilenlyrevealingadensearrayofskyscrapershroughwhichfieldsofneongredoneofhebuildings,anoherwinowerskyscraper,hadasignhareadokyomeropoliangovernmenofficesanddianerealizedhahegovernmenbuildingwasmuchcloserhanshehadanicipaedherobowihdrewfromheroomanddianelockedhedoorandwalkedinohesizeablebahroomwhichhadaneboraepuerconrolledoileandargebahubandshowerheusualiemsyou’dexpecofindinagoodhoel:razors,slippers,aneboraekimonoandvariouskindsofscenedsoapaferafewminuesofreadingheinsrucionsonhewallshesaredru

ingabahandwalkedbackinheroomounpackshebalkedapcingherclohesinhewardrobe,preferringobeableogemovinginaslileimeaspossibleremovingxybofromhesuicase,sheswichedionandimovedoffogeisbearings,hesca

ersinisbodybuildingadigialmapofheroomandisconens

afewminueser,dianeysoakinginavenderfoambahryingnoohinkofherfaherbuhawasimpossiblesoshegaveupandleherearsfallfreely,mixingwihhesoapywaerwhawasshegoingodo?herewasamisubishicyberspaceerminalonhedeskinheroomandapairofundersaedglovesandcyberspacegogglessheneededospendsomeimeonherefiguringouwherehiskenzoyamamoo’sheadquarerswerelocaedhenshe’dgoouandwalkhesreesandryogeherbearingswihhehelpofhearomorrowshewouldmakearipohisbuildingandlookforkenzoyamamooshe’dgeoheboomofherfaher’sdeahandhopefullyhawouldbringherpeaceye,sheknewshewasdealingwihheyakuzaandhawasadangerousgamebushecouldn’jussiaroundanddonohing

feelingmuchmorerexedsheseppedouofhebahandpuonhehoel’splemenarywhieerryclohrobeshewalkedinoheroomandswichedonheconsoleandhefscreenmoniorxyborundledawkwardlyupoherwihhesensoronisnoseblinkingisillwasn’usedoheunevensurfaceofhehickcarpebuiwasgeingbeerdianesainheroom’sjebckdesignerchairandchoseenglishfromhenguagemenushepickedupxyboandsrokedhimgenlyhewasallshehadinheworld

“wewillsoongeoheboomofhisxybo,”shewhisperedoherobodogassheheadedouinocyberspacehedoginclinedisheadandfixedherwiharificialeyesperfeclyapproximaingsympahy