Feral on the Ice
The Physics of the Blackout
In the Macro-verse, power isn't just electricity; it’s Coherence. The Architects used high-frequency "Carrier Waves" to keep the low-income biologicals stabilized. Without the feed, the "Unwanted" humans outside the warehouse began to experience De-synch. Their neural implants began to stutter, and the augmented reality that covered the rotting city dissolved, revealing the terrifying, skeletal bones of a dying world.
"The entropy is spiking!" Rhys noted, his hands trembling. "When the grid goes down, the Coulomb Barrier in our local Isotope Cell will destabilize. We won't just lose power; we’ll go sub-critical."
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