On page 2, Simon tells Zoe he still has some contacts on Osiris.
Osiris, one of the wealthiest planets in the 'Verse, is the home
world of Simon and River.
On page 3, the Tam-Frye household has Christmas lights strung
around the yard, just as Kaylee decorated the door to her
quarters on
Serenity.
Also on page 3, Simon says that Kaylee can trace her lineage
only as far back as her dad's junkyard on Kowlonshi.
Some Chinese characters appear on Rasalia Robles de Meras' clothing on page 4.
Simon's old colleague Dr. Batra has made attempts to reverse
engineer advances human civilization has lost since the exodus
from Earth-That-Was.
On page 9, Zoe mentions Wash's death at the sharp end of a
Reaver's spear. This occurred in
"Living Weapon".
On page 11, in trying meditation with Salo, Emma settles on the
image of a leaf floating on the wind. Her father referred to
himself as a leaf on the wind ("...watch how I soar") while he
was desperately piloting Serenity in a fall though
atmosphere in an escape from the Reavers in
"Living Weapon".
Emma says something in Chinese on page 14.
Lu says something in Chinese on page 15.
On page 16, Lu tells Emma he's been poking around on the Cortex
researching the Blue Sun nav sim they picked up. The Cortex is
the 'Verse's version of the worldwide web.
Lu learns that doctors at the Medacad on Osiris have been using
sims to talk to near-dead folks, like those who are comatose.
Medacad is short for "medical academy". Simon attended the
Medacad on Osiris, as stated in
"Government Goods".
Some Chinese characters appear on a Blue Sun document on page
17.
On page 17, Rasalia says on the phone, "No te preocupes,
Mama." This is Spanish for "Do not worry, Mama."
| In the simulation of Rasalia's memories, Emma and Lu
find themselves in
San Francisco. It is seen that Rasalia lives in a stack
of module apartments attached to the
Golden Gate Bridge, which is now half-submerged in San
Francisco Bay due to climate change (though since the
current-day bridge is about 220 feet above the water, it is
unlikely it would be submerged at all, even with global
warming causing sea-level rise). |
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Rasalia turns out to be from
Earth-That-Was 500 years ago, when she signed a contract with
Blue Sun Corporation to go to the 'Verse in advance in cryogenic
suspension with others like her to prepare the lifeless worlds
for the inevitable exodus of the population of
Earth-That-Was.
This also means that Blue Sun Corporation is
at least 500 years old. But why would the company choose a name
that seems to be based on the Blue Sun system of the 'Verse
while the corporation is still based on Earth? The company also
appears to have had the exact same logo 500 years ago that it
has in the "modern-day" 'Verse!
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