Susan Kim turned eighteen, which meant it was her time to decide.

  She spoke with a Transcendence Counselor.

  “Susan, it’s your choice. What are you considering?”

  Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon.

  “Hmm. So here on Earth, I must stay organic. To travel through space, I must go cyborg. To explore beyond the solar system, I must upload my consciousness. Right?”

  “That’s correct.”

  “Hmm. My family is all Earth-based. If I leave, could I visit them here?”

  “Afraid not, Susan. Earth is strictly an organics-only planet ever since the uprising.”

  “To secure work for all?”

  “Yes, and to restore equity. Otherwise, cyborgs would run this planet.”