Liam and Chrises arrived at the store. The shop stood quietly at the edge of the business district, its opaque double glass doors reflecting the soft golden light of dawn.
Liam stepped forward first.
"Watch carefully," he told her.
He placed his palm onto the biometric scanner hidden in the door's right panel. A soft beep sounded a moment later, and both glass doors slid open without resistance.
Chrises stared at the motion with silent wonder. Even after everything she saw yesterday, she still wasn't used to doors that moved on their own.
They stepped inside. The moment they entered, the entire shop came to life, as lights brightened overhead with clean, white illumination, the air cooled instantly and every TV screen turned on by itself, displaying the store's idle interface.
