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<p>Small town girl meets the big, uncaring city as Zoe Blanco moves to New York after fleeing the small town she grew up in. Upon arriving in the Big Apple, Zoe is picked up by her cousin and witnesses a courier weaving their motorcycle through traffic. Zoe envies the courier's freedom. Couriers transport data and on occasion small objects for anyone willing to pay the price. Secured delivery is guaranteed and no questions are asked. Like having human servants in this corporate owned world, using couriers is seen as a status symbol for the wealthy and corporate elite. New York's criminal underground uses couriers for similar reasons. This gives the hundreds of couriers in the city steady, good paying work.</p> <p>After weeks of not finding a job while living with her aunt and cousin, Zoe turns to her slicing* skills to steal credits* from the Purity Church, which her parents are a part of, and turns to the mob so she can get a loan to pay for the internal secure storage space a courier needs and a NanoPC, also called a Frame, for herself. After making an unlicensed run or two, Zoe finds employment with a transport company and starts her life as a courier.</p> <p>This story is a mix of light scifi, cyberpunk, slice of life, a dash of action, and a smidge of fantasy. *Slicing is what hacking is called in this story while credits are currency.</p>
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