Season 42010 -

The year was 42,010, and Earth was no longer a planet of four seasons, but of four billion micro-climates. Humanity had long since transcended physical bodies, existing as shimmering currents of data within the , a planetary ring of crystalline processors.

: The oceans didn't move with the moon; they moved with the Lattice's processing speed. When the data flowed fast, the tides surged; when the Lattice went into "Deep Sleep," the seas froze into perfect, transparent mirrors. The Wanderer Season 42010

As Season 42010 began, the Lattice pulsed with a deep violet hue. Down on the surface, the "Growth-Engineers"—sentient nanite swarms—received their instructions. The year was 42,010, and Earth was no