Ken Liu | Ghost Days

Published: Oct. 22, 2013, 10:01 a.m.

Ona watched her Teacher turn around. The helmetless Ms. Coron wore a dress that exposed the skin of her arms and legs in a way that she had taught the children was beautiful and natural. Intellectually, Ona understood that the frigid air in the classroom, cold enough to give her and the other children hypothermia even with brief exposure, was perfectly suited to the Teachers. But she couldn\u2019t help shivering at the sight. The airtight heat-suit scraped over Ona\u2019s scales, and the rustling noise reverberated loudly in her helmet. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki & Gabrielle de Cuir.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices