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Lingering by Melissa Simonson
4.0

That's an interesting prospect, isn't it? To still be able to communicate with those that have died. To see their words, hear their voices? Who would be able to say no to that? You might think that you are that person, but when it comes down to it, would you really be able to walk away?

That's where Ben finds himself when approached by Jess, "Lingering Specialist" as her card says. At first, Ben is angry that someone would approach him at the cemetery of all places, as he is visiting his murdered fiancée's gravesite and try to capitalize on his grief. However, he quickly finds himself in the lobby of what appears to be an old, abandoned mill, turning over Carissa's cell phone to Jess in return for getting even a tiny spark of her back. Soon he's getting text messages seemingly from Carissa, and phone calls speaking in her voice. Is it enough to have this small part of her back? Does it assuage his grief, or it is only a crutch? When Jess and her boyfriend Nick, tell Ben that they can build an AI wearing Carissa's face, how far is too far?

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