Binoda, Part 1

Rome's mother, Binoda, makes her first appearance in Part 3 of Rome's Revolution. She was mentioned in passing when Rei and Rome had their first experience with the Espansor Bands. But who is she really?

I don't know that much about her background. Only that she had a fairly non-descript childhood. She was raised by her parents which in and of itself is a tell that she was a little out of the ordinary. She also had a sister, who she knew, which was also unusual.

Binoda was like many young Vuduri and hoped for a career in industrial solvents or space exploration but to her dismay, she discovered she had a natural talent for speaking. Her voice was strong and clear unlike most of her peers who could barely speak.

There is a test they give young Vuduri around 10 years old and it is, in fact, a speaking test. Most Vuduri flunk or in their opinion pass. Binoda was found to have a particularly strong voice.

There are only two career paths for Vuduri with strong voices. One is a liason with the mandasurte. The other is in wrangling animals who are typically not mind-connected. Poor Binoda was put in the second tract before she even hit puberty. She was destined to be a farmhand, raising animals. That was the path she followed for many years, until her 18th birthday.

Unbeknownst to her, the Onsira transformation was already taking place and the Overmind was hard at work trying to uncover the cause and the cure.

Tomorrow, genetics!