It was 4 AM.
Rebecca was asleep in the seat next to him, her head resting against a sack of supplies. Luthra was starting to get tired too.
'Shit, I need to stay awake.'
He had to keep his mind occupied.
'Hey, System.'
[Acknowledged.]
'I'm bored. And tired. Tell me something interesting to keep me awake. Anything.'
[Searching for a topic classified as 'interesting' to the host's psychological profile. Query processing… Topic selected: World Parameters.]
'World Parameters? Fine, whatever. Go ahead.'
[This world, which its inhabitants do not have a collective name for, is approximately 13.4 times the size of the planet known as 'Earth' from the data logs of the system's co-creator.]
He almost lost his grip on the reins. 'Thirteen times? That's ridiculously big.'
[Further data points:]
[Estimated Human Population: 42 billion. This number is in constant decline.]
