OMCOM's infection, part 2

Yesterday, I reminded you that Rei discovered that OMCOM was infected by the rogue memrons, placed there by Estar as we later found out. In fact, in this article, OMCOM admitted as such. But we all know that the Vuduri suffer from psychic tunnel vision. The Overmind could not fathom a world in which it made a mistake and this attitude permeates all elements of their society.

Here is the exchange, taken from the original long-form version of Rome's Revolution, where Rei presents his findings:

     “They are specialized versions of molecular sequencers along with micro-assembly equipment. This is where OMCOM was built. The memron units are assembled here and transported to wherever they are needed.”
     “I saw a gazillion of them,” Rei said, “over there.” He jerked his thumb over his shoulder.
     “Yes, as I said, that would be OMCOM’s core,” Rome said, looking where Rei was pointing.
     “What are the colored ones?” Rei asked. “I saw some black ones and some clear ones.”
     “The black units are effectors. They have piezo-electric filaments that allow locomotion. Similar to cilia.”
     “Ugh,” Rei said. He shivered.
     “They also have actuators,” Rome said. “Like pincers.”
     “What are they used for?” Rei asked.
     “They are for maintenance,” Rome said. “They can go anywhere and repair or replace or even dispose of malfunctioning units.”
     “I get it,” Rei said. “What about the clear ones?”
     “What clear ones?” Rome asked. With her IR vision, it was easy to watch his expressions. Rei could barely see her.
     “They looked like they were filled with water or a clear liquid.”
     “OMCOM does not use clear memrons,” Rome said. “Are you sure they were not just gaps between units?”
     “I’m pretty sure,” Rei said. He shrugged. “So all these memrons? How do you wire it all up?” Rei asked.
     “Wires?” Rome replied. “Oh, we do not use wires. I thought I told you that. OMCOM communicates using electromagnetic radiation. In the exahertz band.”
     “I figured the wireless connection was just to your head. I didn’t realize that his whole thing was wireless.”
     “Yes,” she said. “With the number of units he maintains, the wiring would be too complex. It would be impossible to manage.”

You can see that Rome rejects the ideas of the clear memrons out of hand, as does OMCOM and the Overmind. If they would just take the time look, have an open mind, a lot of suffering could have been avoided. It was because the Onsiras hid in plain sight that all the travails of Rome's Revolution and the misery in Rome's Evolution came to fruition.