Artifacts, 2019–2086

Documents from the world of Protocol Zero. Fiction.

Part I

The Shape of the System

Artifacts

The War Without Guns, Michelle Serrano — 2060

Opening page of Michelle Serrano’s history of the Sickness Wars, Post-War Archive Initiative, September 2060.

Vitalis Neural Mesh, Global System Overview — April 2086

Public-facing Vitalis system display: thirty years of Neural Mesh performance and current regional advisories.

Part II

Myriads of Individual Changes

Artifacts

Vitalis Global Innovation Center — 2045

Main entrance of the Vitalis Global Innovation Center, Westwood, as guests arrive for the ATHENA Program’s tenth-anniversary commemoration.

The Vitalis Atrium — 2045

Exhibitions in the main atrium of the Vitalis Global Innovation Center during the ATHENA anniversary reception, 2045.

Vitalis SynthGuide — 2045

Synthetic humanoid assigned to the visitor program at the Vitalis Global Innovation Center, 2045.

The Synthesis Chamber — 2045

Final stop of the Vitalis visitor tour, where a SynthGuide presents the history of the integrated health ecosystem.

Executive Terrace, Floor 42 — 2045

West-facing terrace of the Vitalis Global Innovation Center, overlooking Los Angeles, 2045.

Geneva Biotech Summit Program — 2033

Program from the 2033 Geneva Biotech Summit, where Marcus Thorne’s keynote introduced Health Credits.

Health Credit Identifier, Southern Biotechnology Corridor — c. 2043

Wearable identifier issued to Corridor residents, linking Health Credit standing to treatment, mobility, and occupational records. Southern Biotechnology Corridor, circa 2043.

UN Investigation Perimeter, Zamalek District, Cairo — November 2038

Temporary UN field facilities in Zamalek, Cairo, established during the Sickness Wars.

Sector 12A, Great Plains Bio-Cordon, Eastern Kansas — 2040

A former field clinic in eastern Kansas, its monitoring display still active.

Biometric Neural Integrator, Program Overview — April 2045

Vitalis promotional materials distributed at the ATHENA Program Ten-Year Commemoration, Westwood, April 2045.

Part III

And What Was Coming

Artifacts

The Former Interstate 405–5 Interchange at El Toro Y — 2086

Original freeway structures folded into automated freight corridors, elevated maglev routes, and regional transport.

San Onofre Containment Perimeter — 2086

The former nuclear generating station and surviving exclusion barriers from the Sickness Wars.

Part IV

What Was Deferred

Artifacts

Vitalis Global Forum Program, Singapore — 2055

Conference program from the Vitalis Global Forum on Bio-Optimization and Health Credit Harmonization, Singapore, December 3, 2055.

Aurora Spire, Singapore — 2055

Waterfront view of the Aurora Spire and surrounding commercial district at dusk.

Offshore Port System, Outer Platforms — 2055

Processing facilities, cargo terminals, and transport causeways extending into the Pacific.

Offshore Port System, Southern California Corridor — 2055

Interconnected floating logistics and industrial platforms serving the Southern California coastal network.

Los Angeles Orbital Meshnet — 2055

Metropolitan relay network coordinating transport, energy, health services, and communications across the Los Angeles Corridor.

Visitor Guide, Vitalis Research Complex, La Jolla — 2055

Information sheet issued to visitors at the Vitalis Research Complex, La Jolla, 2055.

Part V

The Systems We Build

Artifacts

Marcus Thorne’s Residence, Santa Cruz Island — November 2072

A dwelling above Pelican Bay, on the island’s northern coast. Photographed in late 2072.

Distributed Cognitive Scaffold, Technical Supplement — 2019

Expanded system architecture and fabrication notes from Marcus Thorne’s senior-thesis defense at UCSB.

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Marcus Thorne’s Residence, Santa Cruz Island — November 2072

A dwelling above Pelican Bay, on the island’s northern coast. Photographed in late 2072.

Jason Campagna 11/1/26 Jason Campagna 11/1/26

Distributed Cognitive Scaffold, Technical Supplement — 2019

Expanded system architecture and fabrication notes from Marcus Thorne’s senior-thesis defense at UCSB.

Artifacts, 2019–2086

The Shape of the System

Myriads of Individual Changes

And What Was Coming

What Was Deferred

The Systems We Build

Marcus Thorne’s Residence, Santa Cruz Island — November 2072

Distributed Cognitive Scaffold, Technical Supplement — 2019

Jason A. Campagna