CEREM
Names: CEREMCEREM LimitedCEREM Ltd
First appears in Book 3: Diamond Mask, chapter 19 (ORCAS ISLAND, WASHINGTON, EARTH 30 OCTOBER 2072)
Appearances
What you know
Book 4: Magnificat
- Ch 14CEREM is a large industrial park near the Snoqualmie River, making mental interface systems; its grounds are shielded from farsight by a fuzzer and defended with deadly force.
- Ch 14Satsuma and Okanagon have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on CEREM equipment such as El8 hats and brainboard components.
Connections
- led byMarcowner
- has memberJeffrey Steinbrennerhead of Department of Bionics
- has memberShig Morita
- led byPete DalembertChief Executive Officer
- has memberPete DalembertCEO
Key moments
- Book 4 · Ch 14Rebel delegation arrives at CEREM
The Rebel Executive Council members fly to CEREM, are challenged by security, and gain entry with Marc's key-fleck. They discuss whether to offer Marc the Rebellion's leadership.
- Book 4 · Ch 14Shell test observed
Peter Dalembert leads the delegation to an observation chamber to watch a test of the new CE rig shell. Marc appears in a monitoring suit, greeting them with overwhelming coercive charm.
- Book 4 · Ch 14Clamshell test exceeds its schedule
Marc Remillard, in the clamshell for a refrigeration-armor test, energizes his brain to level six hundred against orders, levitates the rig through the sigma shield, and tells the Rebel visitors they may proceed only his way.
- Book 4 · Ch 21Marc unveils Mental Man
On 10 September 2080 Marc brings media into CEREM and publicly reveals the Mental Man project and embryonic assay, triggering controversy and deepening the pro- and anti-Milieu polarization.
- Book 4 · Ch 21Milieu injunction against Mental Man
After a month of silence, Davy MacGregor and the Planetary Dirigents referred Mental Man to the Concilium and forbade CEREM and Marc to publicize it or nurture embryos beyond seven weeks; many humans defied the dictum, starting the Rebellion's final act.