We're losing control. Director Zimmerman won't admit it of course, but the projections are bad news in all directions. Outliers, men and women of extraordinary talents, are exploding in numbers across the globe thanks to the new drug "Illumination." We think the clandestine group "Legion" is responsible for spreading the substance, but not for producing it. And they're not the only ones on the move, as others are playing in the shadows. AURA has begun operating in other countries, and our network is growing to match that of the CIA. But I can't shake my gut feeling that we're making a mistake, that we're spread too thin to see what's really coming. The future is a jigsaw puzzle that we try to rearrange into something pleasing, but the image it's taking is horrible...--Dr C. Reynolds, PhDContains 1 short story, 4 flash fiction pieces and 5 novellas.