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Chapter 11
Uncivilised Society
KristalClear and CandiCrush are still deep in conversation, discussing life, civic society, career opportunities, money, and men.
“There are plenty of men in the Garrison, aren’t there?” asks KristalClear innocently.
“There are two ways to answer that,” observes CandiCrush, “and I’ll assume you don’t mean husband hunting! So we’re talking about equality?”
KristalClear doesn’t mean to generate any anguish, and she had genuinely intended to explore both angles.
“It’s complicated,” says CandiCrush, “yes, we’ve had equality for more than 400 years. Though it wasn’t like that at first. It wasn’t until after The Decimation in 2162AD when men finally got the message. Until then, there was still a latent sexism.”
“Then men realised that we can actually be just as good as them. Even better sometimes, especially in a crisis, organising things after a catastrophic disaster!”
“The Garrison has an almost perfect fifty fifty ratio. We have some non binaries too. Nobody cares anymore.”
“There are plenty of opportunities to find a romantic partner, for the ones that want to. I’ve not really been looking, and I’ve not stumbled into any ‘love at first sight’ scenarios either. From what I can see, you’re one step ahead of me on the man front.”
“You mean Dash?”
“Who’s Dash?”
“Oh! Dave! NutJob! It’s my new pet name for him. But don’t tell him I told you. You must always call him NutJob, please!”
“Yes, NutJob. He knows his world history too! Have you read the actual book The Penrith Chronicles?”
“No! At school our textbook is The Penrith Moral Compass. It covers the same stuff I think.”
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