Anne took deep calming breaths as she walked across the wide open plaza in front of the Sirius Software Headquarters building.
While the Sirius Software compound was mostly either sleek black glass or industrial gray concrete, there were a few potted plants and a fountain in the plaza.
She sat down on the edge of the fountain, and let her hand dangle in the cool water, as she watched the fountain's jets shoot up into the air, and the droplets glisten in the sunlight.
"So, this is how the other side lives," she chuckled wryly as she watched the fountain.
Her life until now, had been a politically aware, but ultimately sheltered one. Her parents were a lesbian couple who were both screenwriters and activists.
Growing up in Los Angeles, she had received modelling offers, which her supportive parents had carefully vetted to align with their values, and had turned down any offers that they deemed exploitative or inappropriate.
