## Echo Bloom Rain lashed against the corrugated metal roof of the research outpost, a relentless drumming that mirrored Elara’s pulse. Outside, the Oregon wilderness devoured twilight, swallowing the last sliver of sun. Inside, monitors pulsed with data streams –…
## Echo Bloom The rain tasted like static. Not unpleasant, just… unusual. Elara licked the droplets clinging to her cheekbone, a faint hum vibrating against her skin. Everything did these days. It was the Bloom, they called it. A city-wide…
## The Echo Chamber Rain lashed against the panoramic window of Elara’s office, blurring Austin’s skyline into streaks of grey and neon. The storm mirrored the knot tightening in her stomach. Four years she’s spent at NovaTech, a Silicon Hills…