Elias’s obsession was under threat. A global conglomerate, Neo-Fiber Corp , wanted to buy the estate to raze it and build a factory for "Instant-Silk," a cheap, disposable bio-plastic. They saw Elias’s Mature Nylon Land as a graveyard of obsolete chemistry.
Elias didn’t just make stockings or parachutes; he treated nylon like a fine vintage wine. He believed the material only reached its "maturity" when it had lived through the friction of the world, developing a specific sheen and structural soul that fresh-off-the-spool plastic lacked. The Discovery mature nylon land
"Touch it," Elias said, appearing from the fog of the spinning room. Elias’s obsession was under threat