Authors of Raventhorne Books
—Keven Craven—
With Thoth’s help and Tommy’s assistance in removing the National Guard, Casey receives an offer that may change the community’s future: to become an NCO, a Non-Commissioned Officer, working for Thoth and reporting any odd activity. In return, the community would receive weekly aid, security, and other perks. Thoth maintains the idea of staging and storing equipment at the community, a midway point between facilities, which makes Casey envision the possibility of the community thriving.
Tommy and a hivemind AI deploy to a rogue facility cut off from Thoth to attempt to retake it, and discover something that alters his life forever. He may have questioned his existence before, but now? In the meantime, Tommy and Casey brainstorm about the community’s future and consider the possibility of rebuilding Polson, the nearby town.
Back in Detroit, life is as good as it can get… in a way. The rose-colored glasses Daryl wore are lifted as he and Beth explore floors and come across something not even Thoth knew they had access to. Still, he leads his large imaging team, now digitally tagging spots with recyclable metals to stockpile materials for when recycling centers are built. More progress is being made on the surface, with additional buildings under construction, pollution control devices being deployed, and the facility’s surface perimeter continually expanding.
Not everything is sunshine and roses, but will everybody’s decisions and discoveries lead to their own demise?