The Director feels the tunnel pressure in his skull again. “Sir, holograms in the tunnel will cause signal refraction. The LIDAR systems will misread. We’ll have phantom braking every 400 meters. People will fall.”
Before coffee, he touches the wooden model on his desk. A gift from the Japanese consortium. A perfect 1:500 scale replica of a train that carries 1.2 million souls a day. He runs his finger along its plastic windscreen. “Good morning, beast,” he whispers. life in a metro director
The Minister smiles. “Arjun, old friend. Ridership is up 8%. But the ads. The advertisers want holographic projections inside the tunnels. Distraction-free environment? Please. It’s a revenue opportunity.” The Director feels the tunnel pressure in his skull again