The Escapement Mechanism, Prologue 4

The shouts were getting louder. Footsteps crunching on gravel between trailers. They would find Gerty soon. She was in the back of General Stores, where a couch had been surplussed for coffee breaks. The building was otherwise empty. Judy and Emma had both made themselves scarce on account of the current testing; undoubtedly they were holed up somewhere enjoying Judy's baking. Twice on the lips,…