Summary

After the introduction of another program by the Every to track people’s eye movements and determine if they are gazing inappropriately, there is a spate of suicides due to the shame of being identified. Delaney begins to accept the structure of the pods and comes to enjoy the intense predictability. Although she is often bothered by her podmate, Felix, she must stay close to him because she wants to rotate into his project, PrefCom, after her current role. PrefCom aims to create a holistic consumer profile that will predict all their consumption habits and can be sold to brands.

Residential pods have been encouraged to pursue projects together to work quickly and deepen their interpersonal bonds. Delaney’s pod has been tasked with one of the pressing issues of a growing homeless encampment on the perimeter of the island. Delaney is buoyed...