terraforming-settlement

Nadia and Art visit the small settlement of Zoom near Sklodowska Crater to explore the possibility of establishing a new capital city on the bay, discussing its potential as a human-scale, beautiful seaport city. They reflect on the practical and emotional aspects of building a community and the future, including the idea of family and reproduction as another form of 'construction.' The chapter ends with a subtle, intimate moment highlighting Nadia's ambivalence toward having children.