Muhammad Ali had three outstanding strengths: boxing talent to insure he would win and a mouth that insured that he couldn’t be ignored. Only after decades of adulation did the public slowly discover that he also had a great heart.
I’ll agree with Coyote on this. To sum: not just Eden, but the bit of Universe that was Eden in gone. A lot of the Chosen ones(but not all) find themselves gathered on a beach which is remarkably free of furniture, car or ship parts. I was under the impression that only one Earth of a multitude of possible Earths survive the great war…so its not like there’s other possibilities to escape to. Anyone’s guess as to what waits on the top of the cliff??
Aaron values the story too much to throw out random pages that don’t somehow move the plot toward the finale. Consider the last three pages: Wally reunites with Kirbee, Duffy reunites with Chic, and Terence proclaims that Topsider-brand humanity is toast. Looks like the planet is changing its Apex species to “Anthro.”
Y’know, that’s not a bad idea.