Mikal looked at the router. The purple light had faded back to green. Innocent. Quiet. Waiting.
Mikal’s hand shot to the power cord. He yanked it. zlt p21 firmware update
Fine. He clicked .
He rubbed his eyes. The ZLT P21 was the backbone of the Rimward Arcology—a palm-sized router that managed everything from the hydroponic pH levels in Sector 4 to the door locks on the cryo-banks. Mikal was the night shift "Network Plumber," a title he found both insulting and accurate. He unclogged data pipes. Mikal looked at the router