Emergency Skin by Jemisin N. K
Author:Jemisin, N. K. [Jemisin, N. K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adult
Amazon: B07VFMFPP4
Goodreads: 49669410
Publisher: Amazon Original Stories
Published: 2019-09-17T07:00:00+00:00
âWe left because it wouldâve cost too much to fix the world. Cheaper to build a new one.â
Untrue. That is not the only reason we need the HeLa cells. The skin-generation process uses them too. Your own skinâ
Well, no, not many people earn skin. The scarcity of the HeLa cellsâ
Of course there isnât enough to give everyone skin! Thatâs ridiculous. No, we couldnât clone that much, the process is labor intensive and costlyâ
You must understand, preservation technology requires massive amounts of HeLa cells. And since anyone of technorati class or higher may demand our entire reserve supply at any time . . . Well, thatâs why youâre here.
We donât know.
We donât know why Tellus people live like this. No, stop calling it âEarth.â We aspire to use the language of the greatest philosopher-poets and statesmen in history, not the gabble of the rabble. Hasnât your time here shown you the superiority of our way of life?
Where are you going? You cannot simplyâ
Now? No! There is no emergency, do not initiate emergency-skin fabricationâwe forbid it! Yes, your anxiety levels are abnormal, but that hardly constitutesâ
Oh Founders.
How can you do this.
Do not do this.
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