[ she wishes it were safe to give them access to the internet before they're ready. giving them a chance to look this up. see what they can do. have others walk them through it. it would be a lot easier. but it's not safe, and even the protections around this place would leave them exposed. ]
No countries. That's a thing of the past. Now we're just cities — around 100 around the world. We average around 40 million each one. Governed overall by the United Nations. One government with each city taking care of its own.
[ average. but that's not all.
she remembers Riko telling her about the two displaced she met. their perspective of their world compared to this one. Russia's gone, she repeated several times over, voice disbelieving. ]
Animals are hard to maintain. Expensive. People couldn't figure out how to live alongside them easily, so a lot of them died off as a result. Guess we're the only animals that matter.
[ corporations back in the day only gave a damn when it affected their bottom line. or didn't give a damn at all. basic history. ]
If you're interested in animals, I ought to tell you something: don't get cute and steal someone else's just 'cause you think you're owed one. You aren't.
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No countries. That's a thing of the past. Now we're just cities — around 100 around the world. We average around 40 million each one. Governed overall by the United Nations. One government with each city taking care of its own.
[ average. but that's not all.
she remembers Riko telling her about the two displaced she met. their perspective of their world compared to this one. Russia's gone, she repeated several times over, voice disbelieving. ]
Animals are hard to maintain. Expensive. People couldn't figure out how to live alongside them easily, so a lot of them died off as a result. Guess we're the only animals that matter.
[ corporations back in the day only gave a damn when it affected their bottom line. or didn't give a damn at all. basic history. ]
If you're interested in animals, I ought to tell you something: don't get cute and steal someone else's just 'cause you think you're owed one. You aren't.