While Sue Kie moves in with Mall Manager Eden, the relationship between Acting Owner Kristyn and her “right hand” Trudy appears to deteriorate. The new Risk Manager Teri holds a three-day Risk Assessment course for more than 800 people, including Kristyn, Eden, Tech Leader Gordon and REASRAD Leader Nicholas. The latter seems more interested in his smartphone than the course, something that annoys Kristyn. In addition, Kristyn feels that she can no longer trust Trudy, who appears to work more and more independently from her official superior; Trudy even keeps certain things “classified” from her own boss! A question lingers heavily on Kristyn’s mind: Who is really in charge of Reality?

This is the ninth part of the novella series Restarted Reality.

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