Chapter 2: Kasinda
The next day began as a very lonely one for Alex. His father went off to the Administration Building with Fallon to meet the governor and start learning the demands of his new position. Alex’s mother also had a new job to go to; she reported to Agronomics Control, where they would decide precisely which slot in the vast food-production chain of the colony she would occupy. That left Alex all alone in the new house.
It was not as though he had nothing to do. He had brought with him from Earth his educode, the complete record of his learning experience to date, plus the program for all his future lessons. His father had always bought the most challenging General Curriculum programs, wanting his son to receive the finest education possible. It would take a while for the n
