Chapter 7, Transhumanity Summary

The final chapter of the book takes place eight months later as the company members head to Las Vegas for a technical conference. Ethan does not come along because he has contracted cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Dusty has given birth to a healthy baby and is relieved because she had abused her body so much during her body-building phase. She stays away from the conference to take care of her newborn. Daniel's father accompanies the group.

The technical conference does not impress anybody. The company members notice that all the booth attendants look and act exactly the same, and all the females seem to be named Lisa. As a result, the company members refer to both female and male attendants as Lisa-units. While most of the company members stand out because they have not dressed exactly the same, which other...