IT
IT is the silo’s privileged technical department, responsible for suit-making and political oversight; Raph reports several server-chip failures in quick succession.
Story so far
IT housed cleaning-suit laboratories and trained apprentices while exercising informal review over nominees for judicial and law-enforcement posts. Its silver-clad staff occupied three levels, with the main landing on thirty-four. Juliette said it consumed more than a quarter of the silo’s power, and suspected secret supply chains and deliberate control of the inhabitants. Its technicians unknowingly built her a durable suit after materials were substituted.
The department became a target of the uprising. Armed defenders fired on attackers at its barricaded entrance; later, workers planned to feed generator exhaust into its server-room cooling supply. Walker said knowledge of radios was restricted to IT. In the aftermath, IT staff were reassigned to fill labor shortages in the Down Deep and Supply. Many supported genuine outside-air testing after generations of only pretending to investigate. Raph now reports that several server chips failed in quick succession.
Appearance
Staff wear silver overalls or jumpsuits. The department spans three levels of apartments, offices, and workshops, with its main landing on level thirty-four.
Role
A technical and political institution with control over suit-making and privileged access to equipment and information.
Relationships
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Sources — 3 recorded facts, by chapter
- IT staff have been reassigned to fill labor shortages left by deaths in the Down Deep and Supply.
- Many IT workers enthusiastically support genuine testing of outside air after generations of pretending to perform such investigations.
- According to Raph, IT experienced several server-chip failures in quick succession.