Now, *that* is a cool opening line.

Both pieces are part of something bigger, which I’m calling Stockholm Syndrome. At the moment, I think I’m going to be starting to layer in non-fiction links, images, and other stuff, while following the main narrative through short bursts of the overtly fictional.

They’re both beautifully written; your prose is as vivid and bright as ever. The setting is also enticing, and the character of Perry/Simon is interesting. There’s still not much to Red as yet, but it’s clearly an ongoing series, so I shall wait and see what develops.

I think ‘The Terminal’ functions well as a stand-alone piece, offering just enough information about the tight setting and characters to function. The, um, extradition of Rosanna at the end works nicely. ‘Welcome to the Umweltzone’ doesn’t work so well on its own, but as you say it’s only the first half.

Anyway, I’m really looking forward to seeing where you go with these. My only real complaint would be that I don’t get half of what you’re discussing beneath the hood, because I’m not as clued-up on the cutting-edge futurist stuff that fascinates you so… would it be possible to drip-feed a little more info for the slower amongst us? Or would that be too great a compromise for the pacing and tone?