Chapter Eight
May 5, 2229, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Euterpe Corporation Headquarters, Office of Leonard Carl
Erik wasn’t always sure what was considered pretentious.
Decades on the frontier had changed his perceptions from those of standard Earthers in many ways. While his hometown wasn’t as extravagant as Neo SoCal and lacked its population, it was still on Earth, and there wasn’t a single man or woman living on the planet whose situation was remotely comparable to the rougher conditions of the frontier.
Even the Shadow Zone was more comfortable than most frontier colonies.
Clarity on the pretention issue came in the form of a massive sectional desk covered with holographic images of various celebrity friends of Leonard Carl. The mammoth office could have held most of Erik’
