Part 2, Chapter 6 Lightning Life Summary

Argo follows the magnetic filigree through the galactic jet. Far up the jet, Argo detects huge mech constructions. The spin of the black hole spews a hollow column of gasses out the jet. Isaac thinks it resembles cotton candy at a fair, two concepts unfamiliar to Toby. Pressed, Isaac confesses that he spent his days in a planetary refuge during the Accommodation. Toby's Face, Joe points out the futility of the Accommodation, a period when humans tried to compromise with mechs by moving to planets. The mechs betrayed them, smashing all the Chandeliers as soon as the humans left. This memory reveals the treachery of mechs. Isaac argues that the Hunker Down produced disparate families, which ultimately resulted in hybrid vigor. An ancient and fragmented Face, Zeno, argues with both Joe and Isaac.

Suddenly Isaac is displaced...