Chapter 24: Helping out Some Friends

Matthew was glad that he could learn what happened to the world and how developed people became like this. Before Cryolife he would have never guessed that these things could happen. It felt surreal to him.

He suddenly felt eager to tell all the things he learned from Ava to Rex, Helen and Inna. It would make them understand this world better.

Matthew helped Ava with the acorns as he offered. He learned that the black metal box that Ava put the acorns in was a little oven and it would make them as soft as one liked. After that, they put the acorns in a gel which gave them the sugary taste Matthew liked the day before.

One time Matthew couldn't stop himself from asking her,

"What's the importance of oak trees? They're everywhere. Even in Cryolife."

"Oak tree is the one which lasted for so long after so many other kinds were destroyed. We celebrate its survival this way."

“Do you have hierarchies among developed people?”