“Using this practice, we enter the dreams of a subject. The reason for this Dream Tap is to assist in especially difficult or tricky investigations. People’s memories are faulty at best. Witnesses lie, or are scared, or were so traumatized by what they witnessed that they can’t accurately recall things. In forensic dreaming, none of this is an obstacle. We enter the dream, interrogate them by creating the circumstance we want, and let them show us the truth.” –Hilt Burhan
As Book II of Mindframe continues, we revisit Hilt Burhan as his investigation takes him to Commodore Nachayev, Claire Campana’s mentor, and his next lead in the investigation of Master Noah Feng. Together, they piece together many mysteries and move the investigation closer to a conclusion. This involves exploring the identity of the Deviant Messenger and talking about the second alien faction known as The Cincture. But first, they have to go through Josephine Wu, Mariel Barbeau, and Teddy Brown to get there!
Just ahead in the wide lawn between the tree line and the Old Dame was the Framing Chamber. Its pure white walls were seamless,...
Josephine was Claire’s Framer. Her father’s second widow. This woman watched him die and had spent the past year and a half mourning his...
The smell of burnt and burning meat filled the halls, as did smoke from what had to be dozens of small fires all around...