He took his Book out of his pocket and zapped it at the off icon in the corner of the display. 'Stop taunting me,' he said to it. Dinner at John's would normally have been a no-brainer but this time Kester wasn't sure how welcome he would be. He'd seen John and Sienna since he started at V, but he hadn't seen anyone else and he'd skipped a few of their regular meets. Betta had been one of Dee's best friends for a long time and was too scared to face Dee's wrath if she got in touch with him, so after a few initial texts she had gone quiet. She and Dee had fallen out once before and it hadn't been pretty. Kester walked back across the room to the long mirror by his bed and scrutinised his image. He was already dressing differently. That would make things weird too. During work hours you had to wear clothes by the corporate sponsor and theirs was also the only casual range covered by the allowance. He was still wearing jeans and a shirt, but they were heavily branded and had ads on the pockets.
