Militiam Vermes, or the Hardest Break-up on Colony Two

By G. D. Angier

When was the last time you had a good chat with your parasite? We don’t mean a quick acknowledgment of their presence inside your shared head space, but a deep long talk. They need it.

Lian, are you there? EmotiCorp asked.

Silence, silence. A shiver down their shared spine. A curling of toes followed by butterflies in her belly that were almost nauseating.

“Leave me alone,” Lian said and turned around on her mattress to face the empty spot where her girlfriend used to sleep.

Lian, I know where they are. It’s obvious—