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‘Her, me. Same thing. The point is, all Blaze’s fans think that Bravura is going to make him lose.’ She tipped tinned tomatoes on top of the mince and stirred it. ‘If the guys at work are annoyed, just imagine how bad the commenters on Blaze’s actual feed are going to be.’ ‘Let’s have a…

‘You have to tell them at some point, though, Brook. They’re going to find out.’ Niro pulled out her phone. ‘Especially if you get any press coverage.’ ‘If I do well enough to get press coverage,’ said Brook, ‘I’ll tell them.’ She put the handset back in its cradle and returned to the stove. ‘Now,…

Did he have a point? Was she afraid of success? She couldn’t think about this without a decent sugar hit. There wasn’t a queue at the counter, so she went and got herself an almond croissant to eat while she thought. Logically, what did success mean? It would mean getting a steady supply of orders…

‘Of course.’ ‘You caught me. I am Blaze.’ Pete stared at him for what felt like ages. ‘You’re not messing around?’ Ethan shook his head. ‘As if I’d do that with you.’ ‘Bloody hell, Ethan.’ Pete sank down into his chair. ‘Bloody hell.’ ‘To be fair,’ Ethan said, to no one in particular, ‘most of…

Bravura: I noticed those too, but I still can’t see the pattern to it. I guess we’ll have to see what we come across in round 2. Three flashing dots appeared that suggested he was typing. They stopped. Then started again and stopped again. Brook drummed her fingers on her leg in frustration. The message…

The glow of the wayfinder was still visible, even through the trees, but there was no path. Everything was quiet, apart from the whispering of the trees and the odd burst of birdsong. They waded on. Brook’s health bar was always there, at the top of her visual field. Was it her imagination or was…

‘We made it.’ Blaze sat up. ‘Good job back there.’ ‘Well, you too.’ She sat up too. ‘Obviously.’ ‘It was pretty close for a minute there,’ he said. ‘I thought one of us was going to run out of health for sure. As challenges go, that was tight.’ He wasn’t looking at her. Brook realised…

‘Can I ask you something?’ Pete broke into his thoughts. Ethan swallowed his last sip of water. ‘Sure.’ ‘Why do you have such a strong Northern accent when you’re Blaze? You don’t sound like that now. Which one is real?’ ‘They both are, I guess. When I was 16 … when I started the channel,…

Pete was looking at the tat sleeves again. ‘Aren’t you ever tempted to get real tattoos?’ Ethan laughed. ‘I’d love to. I tried. But I threw up and the guy had to stop.’ He pushed back his sleeve and showed Pete his forearm. ‘I was supposed to be getting the name of my girlfriend at…

Brook opened the bag and breathed in, just to see if it held any leftover memories. No. This one was too new. Brook herself had used it more often than her mother had. The thought reminded her of Ethan, for some reason. She turned around to Niro. ‘You know what Ethan said? He said I…