Out of This World #5

In "The Test of Character," Jo finds herself unexpectedly thrust into a surreal trial when a mysterious Vision grants her the power to influence others—just as she’s called into Dunston’s office to fix a discrepancy in the books. What begins as a quiet moment of professional duty spirals into a dreamlike journey where her choices reshape the world, all before the morning alarm snaps her back to reality.

In "The Spymaster," Jo, a pharmacist with a hidden past, grapples with loyalty as the final days of his long-term mission on Earth draw near. Once chosen by his planet’s war council to infiltrate Earth with a network of spies using invisibility powder, Jo has grown attached to his human friends—more than any of his kind ever have. When a new drugstore threatens to disrupt the town’s fragile peace, Jo must decide where his true allegiance lies, even as the other spies prepare to vanish.