On the holoscreen, a program played documenting the development of animal life in Earth's recovering ecosystems. It was Fletcher's latest way to satisfy his growing curiosity. He sat in the middle of the sofa between Nos and Two, who listened to the show as they focused on their own business. Two sketched the layout of a garden for one of her clients, though it had been a while since she'd made any progress, and she now doodled flowers in the margin of her tablet. Nos-4-a2 thumbed through a novel, reading at a lazy pace. Fletcher sucked thoughtfully on a battery, his homework abandoned on the floor.