Patrick Roberts, who wrote this story on a plane ride, is a registered professional engineer in Colorado, as well as registered certified construction manager. He works on the Infrastructure Specialties team at Martin/Martin Inc., which focuses on water and wastewater design as well as accompanying construction management services for those projects. He also provides construction management services for capital improvement projects for numerous water and sanitation District projects. Coordinating with multiple cities, counties and states often is required. He says, “I hadn’t written science fiction before the plane ride. I wrote prior short stories when I went to Colorado State University, but never a story based in a science-fiction world. However, I have enjoyed reading science-fiction and fantasy books since I was a kid all the way up to today. I do enjoy the idea of imagining the future—how bleak circumstances could become—and trying to get a sense of how a human being would deal with it. I believe if you told a person even a hundred years ago that human beings would be where they are in regards to construction technology, most would not believe you or would think you were crazy. That is why it is a fun exercise and something I enjoy doing.”