“-DR. JOHNSON Two’s corridors were just as narrow and scummy as One’s had been. The ceilings were just as claustrophobically low, the surveillance cameras dangled just as inertly, and there were no windows anywhere. It amazed me that the engineers hadn’t provided a way to see out. More squealing toads milled around, playing their silly games and blocking our way. My left thumb had been vibrating constantly since the episode with the sonic lathe, so as Juani marched ahead, I covertly tapped my th...umbscreen with my pinky stylus. A menu popped up with a ton of messages. “Net not responding” topped the list, and I finally realized why. Provendia’s Net blockade was scrambling my IBiS signal as well as my sat phone. Sure enough, the processor in my thumb had logged a dozen missed appointments—scheduled maintenance on my thymus, for one. That device controlled my T-cells. I’d also missed another telomerase infusion. If I skipped too many of those, the telomeres in my cells would shrivel, and my skin would sag.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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