Chapter Fourteen
October 1, 2229, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Shadow Zone, Luminous River Production Plant
The sprawling chemical plant came into view as the MX 60 descended.
Jia had flown over factories and plants like this one more than once in the Zone, but she’d never paid attention. They were just landmarks on her way to something else. She might not be much better than the Council. It was too easy to forget the millions of people living at the base of the mighty towers of Neo SoCal.
People couldn’t solve problems they refused to admit existed.
Huge circular tanks stood clustered together in the corners of the fenced-off complex. A maze of mostly windowless buildings connected by opaque skybridges spread from the center of the area. Puffs of dark vapor flowed from differen
