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And how others use information against them.
We’re in a new era, one where we have more knowledge than ever about the nanodetails of our bodies, but we also crave a connection to our humanity.
Humanity that others seek to strip from us.
One click at a time.
“Are you saying that someone wants my… body?”
“Yes.”
“And not for sex?”
“I’m sure they want that, too. On some level.”
“You just made it sound like – ”
“Like billionaires are competing with each other to use you for your organs? Yes.”
The flinch makes me feel bad.
“My organs.” Her hand goes to her liver.
“Or worse.”
“What’s worse than that?”
“They might turn you into a breeder.”
“A breeder?”
“To produce babies who – ”
“NOOOOOOOO!” she screams, shoving her hands against my chest, pushing me away. “No!”
Finally.
Finally she gets it. Sees it. Understands it.
Processes it.
Maddening and disgusting, all rolled into one, what I’m telling her should be true. In some ways it can’t be true. Denial is one hell of a drug.
If I hadn’t seen someone like Paigelynn used by the Luisi family, I wouldn’t believe it myself.
Paigelynn’s situation is even more complicated because I’m holding back. There are even more layers to this fucked up shitshow, but I can’t reveal more.
Not only would it lead to my death, it’s too much for her.
“If – if what you’re saying is true, the police should be involved! The FBI! The CIA! And Makiah – my God, Makiah is part of this? I ran away from you to him!”
“Not your finest moment.”
“I didn’t know! How would I know?”
“That’s right, sweetie. You didn’t know. You’ve been trained not to know. Your parents don’t know, either. The whole ruse is all about making people think it’s fun to check out their ancestry. See who has pee that smells like asparagus. Who is more likely to have neanderthal genes. Find your seventh cousin twice removed in Nunavit. And oh, right, find a young girl you can kidnap and treat like veal so that one day, you get to extend your life by taking her kidney.”
“STOP!” She’s sobbing now.
