Chapter 36
THREE YEARS LATER—SOLVADA—2045
Solvada employed over ten thousand people.
The interior of the first phase of the complex featured cantilevered pods extending into the center of vast open space. The pods, inspired by the Convergere, were individual and small-team workspaces. Mixed reality art was programmable by a team leader, and it floated above and around the work areas as inspiration.
The construction workers had recently completed the interior finishes and installation of electronics in the think tank, a creation that was Kip’s idea, and Becca loved it immediately. The circular room had a seating capacity of over five hundred. Rows of seats spiraled down to a central stage area that was used for panels of speakers, demonstrations, or whatever else Becca wanted.
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