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stream, you can pick modules based on
your education to date and your subject-matter interests. If you choose the
work module, you’ll be given access to the jobs portal, and you can apply for
any job you like. Some basic skills may be a requirement for certain jobs, but
in most cases, all positions allow open applications and on-the-job training
will be provided. This is something you need to decide on before you
reach Thalassic City, so you should spend the next few days assessing the
options and carefully thinking about what it is you’d like to do.”
    Another girl asks for clarification on the
rules, and Vin confirms there is a relaxation on the normal rules for the
duration of the project.
    No curfew. No segregation. And after we’ve
finished work or school each day, we are free to do as we please.
    My incredulity mirrors that of all the
other stars in the room. This seems too good to be true, and I’m naturally
suspicious. Why is the government doing this? Are they seriously thinking of
changing things up this much? Are they considering reorganizing the entire
class structure? Is this experiment really about monitoring social integration
without the usual restraints more so than testing how well humans adapt to life
underwater?
    Whatever the motivation, of one thing I’m
sure.
    The future is most definitely looking
brighter.
    ***
    I’m in bed, lying flat on my back, staring at the stark
white ceiling. Everything I’ve learned today swirls around my mind.  A part of
me feels like taking back all the bad things I’ve ever said about the
government because in this moment I freaking love the authorities.  For the
last few months, all I’ve imagined is the prospect of Thalassic City and that
something like this might happen. Now I’m here and it’s the incarnation of all
my dreams come true. Vin suggested exploring all options before making our
decision, but I already know what mine will be.
    I want to go back to school.
    Maybe Jenna is right: I am weird, but this
is all I’ve ever wanted, and there’s no way I’m passing up the opportunity to
indulge my heart’s desire.
    A couple of frustrated hours later, I
swing my legs out the side of my bed and wrap my robe firmly around my body.
    I’ve given up on the illusion of sleep.
    My brain is too fired up and I can’t
switch off. I’ve heard somewhere that reading helps quiet the mind, so I tiptoe
to the windowed library room and inspect the collection of books on offer.
    It’s surreal to be able to walk about at
night in the warmth and the light. Owing to concerns over the depletion of
natural resources, the authorities imposed a fuel restriction a few years ago.
In the Outer Circle, electricity cuts out nightly at ten p.m., and we are
without power for eight hours. I’ve grown accustomed to going to bed early and
reading by torchlight. So, this is a total novelty.
    I’ve just made a startling revelation:
There is such a thing as too much choice. I stand in front of the shelving
unit, not knowing where to look. There are so many books that I don’t
know where to start. Picking up Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland , I
quickly read the blurb on the back and decide it’s the perfect read considering
I’m on my own little adventure.
    Settling onto the window seat, I lean back
and flick the first page.
    I’m engrossed in the book, and I’ve lost
all track of time, when a burning compulsion to lift my head overcomes me.
Staring out the window, I spot a lone form across the way. Examining the calm
span of water that separates us, I only now notice other windows across the
space.
    All the units appear to be constructed
around this circular column of water.
    A recognizable figure stands at the window
directly across from mine, looking pensive. Oh my God, it’s him! The hottie
from the cafeteria! His muscular arms flatten against the glass pane as he
stares directly into my eyes.
    My pulse throbs pleasantly. I want to turn
away, need to turn