Greta led him down two flights of stirruped escalators, deeper into the asteroid. The floor and walls were of scuffed and ancient metal, lined with new velcro. The crowd moved in stately, shredding leaps. Overhead, citizens in a hurry flung themselves along with ceiling loops. They followed a very old Dembowskan who was making good time along the wall in a velcro-wheeled prosthetic chair. "We’ll have a little something to eat," Greta Beatty said. "You’ll feel better."