Cadence made her way to the apartment Brandon shared with Elliott and was about to knock on the door when she remembered she’d said she’d speak to her mother. Since Liz Findley didn’t have one of those “eye computers” as she put it, Cadence decided to take the elevator one floor down and speak to her mother herself, in person. It might actually be faster than her cell phone.

“Hey!” Brandon shouted after her as she was about to board the elevator. “What’s ...