Of all of humanity, only 13 people remain unassimilated. Carol is our window into their experience—isolated, terrified, and utterly alone in a world of peaceful sameness. But why her? Why these specific people?
The Immunity Theories
The Love Theory Perhaps the capacity for deep, irrational love creates neural patterns incompatible with the collective's logic.
The Broken Theory All 13 are damaged in specific ways. Their trauma created psychological "scar tissue" that the collective can't penetrate.
The Chosen Theory Maybe immunity isn't random—maybe the 13 were selected or protected for a purpose not yet revealed.
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