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Patch (Naomi Reyes)

Patch (Naomi Reyes)

Anacostia-born node operator, early twenties, hauling gear into a flooded neighbourhood to bring Mesh Node 7 online. If it lights up, the lower Beltway gets a free communication channel.

Wiry, and hasn't slept properly in about as long as the node has been half-built. Wading gear patched more than it is whole and perpetually damp. She chews the ends of spare cable while thinking.

A homemade circuit tattoo runs up one forearm and doubles as an antenna lead; under load it glows faint blue through the skin. When you see the glow, something is about to go live.

Fearless on the wire, green in the field.

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