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Chris Shane is an FBI agent with Hadens, assigned to cases involving those with the syndrome.
Credit: Athena Scalzi
Excerpt fromHead On,by John Scalzi
Duane Campbells head was ripped clean off.
A roar went up from the stands.
I hate when that happens.
Tor Books
She pointed to the field, where Duane Campbells headless threep now sprawled.
His head, carried off by the opposing team, was making its way down the field.
Its just a game.
Because I think about you andyourthreep, mom said.
Threep bodies arent supposed to have body parts removed.
Thosethreep bodies are, I said.
Decapitations and severed limbs add to the drama.
The Bay responded by bringing a mallet down on the Snowbirds head.
Then they both ran off in the direction of Duane Campbells head.
Im not sure I like this sport very much.
All my flatmates do, I said.
Butyoudont like it very much, do you?
Thatsa question, isnt it.
I have Hadens Syndrome.
Having Hadens means you are locked into your body your brain works fine but your body doesnt.
You cant keep that many people trapped.
I say near-equal basis because, you know.
Not only that, but threep bodies are machines, so threeps in sports are generally a no-go.
Have a co-worker in a threep for your office softball team?
Playing shortstop for the Nationals?
Not going to fly.
So heres Hilketa, an actual sport designed to be played by people in threeps Haden athletes.
That matters for Hadens.
So that makes Hilketa players something other than fully human.
Basically, Hilketa is both representationandalienation for Hadens.
So: Its complicated.
Well, for a Haden.
For non-Hadens, its just cool to see threeps pull each others heads off.
