Capuchin climberperson · character
Narrator of 'False Bloom.' Her blood turns out to be the cure for a sky SCA is secretly weaponizing.
Cormoránperson · character
Fifty-one years old, sixty-two kilos, a grey fleece with a co-op logo on it, and the entire air network of the Southern Cartel Alliance.
Director Santiago Meloperson · poi
ARCHITECT · Java Scatter / Arcadia. Built the mycorrhizal communication network — restoration work that became surveillance infrastructure he didn't set out to build.
Dr. Lian Zhaoperson · poi
ARCHITECT · Arcadia. Built VERDANT. Has eight months of private data proving VERDANT is wrong, and can't make herself submit it.
Dr. Lucia Ferreiraperson · character · as of 2060
SCA Bioengineering Division. Authorized CANOPY SHIFT modification to Nutrient Interchange mineral profile. Accelerates root-mass growth 400%.
Haloperson · character
Most-watched Crackerjack operator alive — her drift-decline is broadcast live from eleven capture points while a betting exchange wagers on her collapse.
Inspector Marisol Vegaperson · character · as of 2060
Sector 14 fungal customs inspector. Tracked bloom-drift chemistry shift eight months. Calculated breach timeline: 11 days. Cannot report through official channels.