Silikon/Introduction

“Evolution brings human beings. Human beings, through a long and painful process, bring humanity.”— Dan Simmons, Hyperion

Miranda "Silikon" Koroslev is a digital junkie, and a cyber-prodigy. Coming from a difficult, lonely childhood, the computer became her escape, and a place where she actually had power. Virtually unlimited power, as she would eventually discover that she had natural psychic aptitude, which took the form of a cyberpathic connection to electronic devices.     Randy, as her friends call her, connected to others in the psi community through private message boards and mailing lists online. Sure, there were plenty of posers out there, but there were some genuine psychics as well, through whom she started to learn more about what she could do. In time, she turned her computer skills -- both the mundane and the extraordinary -- toward hacking. First it was for fun, but eventually it was to make a statement against corporations that supported causes she considered wrong.     Even before discovering her abilities, she had long played around with creating music on the computer, fascinated with the sounds of electronica. By the age of 17, she was already selling tracks online under the moniker, "Silikon." As she delved deeper into the cybergoth culture, she would eventually start making occasional appearances at Los Angeles clubs, developing a dance routine that allowed her to mix her music live on stage.     Silikon has relocated to Prospect, and has found herself discovering an entirely new world, far beyond what she ever imagined could be real.