H+ Chapter 7: Residual Effects (Episodes 37-42)

New York, USA - 8 years before it happened
Jason wants a fair settlement for the harm caused him by LPW [Lord Pearce Wachter], a biotech firm. The LPW lawyer interprets things differently.

"You're a lab animal... I'm not a cliche... On a personal level, I just don't like your type."

Rome, Italy - 2 years after it happened
Topi reaches the base and finds a clue: a message from Manta meant only for him.

Topi runs with purpose and runs with clarity, following a secret message from Manta (said in Finnish, I believe).

Dunbara, Republic of Congo - 7 years before it happened
Peters and Gurveer negotiate with a remote African chief, promising, "When you see what it can do for you and your tribe, you'll realize money is nothing in comparison."

H+ promises to increase the health, strength and efficiency of the African chief's tribe.  Tenfold.

Rome, Italy - 2 years after it happened
Manta, having hallucinations, reaches out to Matteo for help. She says she doesn't need him to be a priest, but wants him to listen to her confession.

"The hallucinations, I can't control them... What if there are things, though, people that we don't want to forget?"  Read: Topi.

Oria, Italy - 3 months before it happened
Concealing his H+ connection from Jason and the neo-Luddites, Kenneth forms a plan a continent away.

"This is how the world should be, Kenneth, untouched by science and technology.  It can be, it will be."

Yozgat, Turkey - 1 year after it happened
Riding with Gurveer and baby Vadish in the back seat, Leena connects with Conall for the first time in a year...and reaches an unsettling discovery.

Leena is ecstatic to get a call from Conall, after a year, only to find that he's been talking to her all along.  Then, Gurveer bolts with their baby.

Thank you for reading, and let me know what you think!

Ron Villejo, PhD