Science Fiction Tarot anthology
Condensation dripped down the side of Anton’s cocktail glass in alternating reflections of chartreuse, teal, and violet. The bar’s ambient lights transitioned among the three shades in a sad attempt to mimic the exclusive clubs in Haven Hill. His glass was a lonely disco ball lighting up an empty dance floor, the party-going Mids too despondent to rise from their seats and too apathetic to even speak. Fuzzy elevator music rambled in the background. The drink itself was supposed to be a color-changing Roulette cocktail, the preferred beverage of Haveners, but the bitter concoction in front of him was a poor-man’s imitation. Its mood-modifying effects barely registered in his brain. Still, it was the best he could get in Midtown.