A vine of cabling ran vertically past the houses, tied to a steel lattice, then arced upward to a conduit near her head. She reached up and out to grab the nearest cable. It was thin and yellow, the outer rubberized layer glittered with a hexagonal pattern: diamond thread fibers, more military tech. It seemed Fourth Ward had hooked itself deep into the Pentagon’s supply chain. A cord this thick could leash a helicopter.