“Oh, right.” JR uncrumples a piece of paper from his pocket. “When we rebuild,” he reads, “we need to make sure to do it right. Duct tape is step one. Step two, thanks to the city, are the concrete stabilizers. In the meantime, we’re installing solar, microwind, and storage batteries wherever we can to make the grid more resilient. We’re researching ways to remap the city every day. New York is becoming a model for the rest of the world, from Rio to Cairo. From Rio to Cairo? No, sorry, I can’t do this. Can’t you put that in a caption or voiceover or something?”
