Ok – he’s a deranged megalomaniac then, in the traditional mould. And I wonder how long Harrington has been living with that big, red non-pressed button on his desk? What a treat to be able to press it at last!

Question is , what chance do an army of defenceless noncons stand against the military might of USNE?

@JonB,

I was kind of going on the idea of Tunneller 13 awakening and joining the rebellion and asking disruptive questions. This is a disruption technique for the Corporation to see how USNE reacts to putting bullets into its own slaves…not a good position to be in for USNE.

I see – I was imagining more of a mass mobilisation than minor disruption. 5% is still a lot of noncons. Plus I wonder what ‘awakening’ will mean, given their nature…

I don’t expect that USNE will give a damn about putting bullets into them – they’re just disposable slave workers. But maybe I’ll be proved wrong.

it may have immediate impact on 3HE. I might not be so immersed in the flow of the story across all places. Hope Shwartz is not disrupting the plot. Read as much as I could last 2 days.

Shwartz is cool – just interested in seeing how this one plays out.

Well this drops another shoe for the USNE. They’re going to start wondering what lives upstairs.

@ Pablo

I hope that activating more Noncons to awaken is something you can weave into your segments. I think it would be cool to see reinforcements pop up on 3HE.

I’m sure Reckall has enough ammo to share around. Bring it.

I have no idea what’s going on, but the read is solid and the feel palpable so a good job of maintaining a narrative feel especially with ficlyl limitations.