The face looked familiar, but she couldn’t place it. Her memory had never been in question before. She could remember names and faces like an airport AI. Damned Eyon. He hadn’t wanted to “strain her new brain” by introducing too many foreign engrams, but she couldn’t function like this. Her life depended on lightning-quick mental processes. Any breakdown could cause a blackened hole in the middle of her chest.
She scanned the image of the man’s face and ran it through national ID. He must have received a cog, because he sat on the couch in the family room and began talking. But she only heard one side of the conversation.
“We’ll start layoffs tomorrow across departments. I’ll send a list Vedor created based on productivity levels,” he said.
”Yes, the police questioned me. I told them Sp
