GLOSSARY:
anima (n.) : the measurable soul.
borehole (n.) : (of chronotics) a narrow tunnel of eliminated chronal strata now occupied by undecided future spacetime with a new “present” layer at its bottom. This new layer is causally isolated from the rest of present spacetime.
cenote (n.) : a sinkhole in chronal strata.
compact (adj.) : (regardinrg noöses) a mind that wields a “life sized” scale of computational power, i.e. comparable to local wildtype brains.
chronal strata (n.) : sedimentary past spacetime.
chronotics (n.) : the study of the growing block universe.
colic (adj.) : possessing wetware.
large (adj.) : (regarding noöses) a mind that wields above a wildtype scale of computational power, such as via a tight network of compact minds.
mesh (n.) : a type of colic wetware that requires permanent encasement and life support.
mustard (n.) : a seedlet specialized in detecting and filtering semiohazards.
noösis (n.) : (plural: noöses) a mind with an anima.
nootics (n.) : the science of mental architecture.
seedlet (n.) : sapient artificial intelligence.
semiohazard (n.) : a set of information that, when encoded into a stimulus, may evoke a destructive response in a perceiver.
Throneroom (n.) : the coronal home planet.
wildtype (adj.) : (regarding genetic or nootic condition) occurring in nature.
Psychesoma — Struggling ex-model in neutral nation. Currently housed by Noumena while they financially, physically, and emotionally recover.
Noumena — Fortress of a person with an unknown job. Philanthropic streak. History of violence.
Boytoy — Drafted US soldier. Future fodder.
MOUS — Heavily mechanically augmented reconnaissance agent. Hardly conscious.
Intel — Nootically engineered info absorbtion agent. Gleefully passionate about dossier construction.
Molar — Lethal close quarters combat agent. Dozy until activated. Apathetic but easy to control.
Sunflower Florets 1 & 2 — Entwined mesh clones of a single genetic donor who was an esteemed pilot. Grown as expendable pilotware for a spy jet.
Sunflower Floret 3 — The permanent onboard seedlet overseer of Florets 1 & 2. Tentatively emotionally attaching to the meshes.
Balanceaban — War logistics and research manager for México. Dislikes human suffering so has prioritized weapon lethality.
GOSSIP RING — Surveillance satellite housing a dozen nootically linked meshes.
Cygnet — US tactical and civic health coordinator seedlet. Young (~3 years old) and panicking at its insurmountable task of saving the collapsing nation.
GOD’S FAVORITE — Cenote sensor with a seedlet-human mesh operator system. Designed to blast chronal strata with high energy particles to create boreholes.
Last Lamb — High-volume scientific testing mustard. Public figure known for their regular communication of semiotic research.
Little Bell — Software systems analyst for The Pursuit of Sleep superproject. Lost and vulnerable to addiction.
The Harvest — Senior magazine editor for the Ministry of Arts. Mother of Little Bell.
Five Summers — Wealthy nutritionist from the Department of Nourishment. The Harvest’s closest friend.