13: Deva
Deva
Deva had questions.
How come there weren’t more old people around, when there were definitely a significant number of people without a lattice? Why had nobody else noticed how people with lattices died younger? And how could Chiron be sure it was all related to the lattice anyway?
“All good questions,” he’d said, when they were back at the base. “As to how I know this—you’ll have to trust me on that. The rest all goes back to the company, and the lattice. It’s expected that everyone has one, right? Those who don’t, through choice or because they’re not compatible, are pushed to the edges of society, where living’s tougher. Someone without a lattice is statistically more likely to die younger through…let’s call it ‘misadventure’, shall we? The old-timers in our base ar
