CHAPTER 1
EARTH, NORTH AMERICA, 2067
“We’re making progress, Dr. Overton.”
The patch manager, Kira Banks handed Dr. Peter Overton a report.
“You can take this to your board,” Kira said.
She folded her arms with satisfaction. Her nose ring glinted in the sterile light of the programming room. All around, programmers typed away on computers and watched screens that monitored the world of Moderation Online in strings of code.
Dr. Overton paged through the report to an executive summary.
In essence, we are making progress.
1. The processed foods’ hold on the world is weakening.
2. Humans are beginning to understand that processed foods are evil, through our covert programming efforts.
3. The vegetable terrorists continue to work on their mission. A human, Kendall Barnes, is among the
