Three days later, Miki Yoshii woke up in a recovery room. She didn’t remember the maze, the concert hall, or the girl with closed eyes. But she remembered a feeling—like someone had played a melody only her heart could hear.
Asami looked at Miki. Miki didn't say a word. They both looked up at the ceiling, where the tangled wires of the cafe looked like a giant, pulsing brain. Somewhere in the circuits, a girl was waiting for her coffee. Asami Mizuhata- Miki Yoshii- Oto Misaki - Brain...
, the youngest and most volatile of the three, didn't bother with a headset. She used a direct neural link, a silver port at the base of her skull that pulsed with a soft blue light. She was a "Sensitive," capable of feeling the emotional residue left behind in the digital ether. Three days later, Miki Yoshii woke up in a recovery room