Sentinel

The sentinel is the network of cybernetic threads embedded on the inside of the cervix, just inside the womb. A sentinel is put in at the Sentinel Party to celebrate first menstruation that marks the individual's entry into the Hana adventure. From that time on it filters the stem cells from menstrual blood and archives them in a cell library. It is connected to the third sound network, and constantly streams the real time visual from inside the womb. This can be Curtained so that only one's orb can see it, or it can be sent to intimate friends. Whenever it detects ovulation it sends up a bud, a nanocollector that picks up the egg and stores it in a thread of the sentinel. The stem and egg cells are collected by an orb, either by direct orbing or through a guided pool, and the buds would swim out. The cells would then be stored in the orb's tissue banks. The stem cells help the orbs heal people such that they are healthy and happy till about 200.

The eggs are needed to make embryos for implantation. Once a child is budded, one sentinel feed usually becomes a lot more public. Anyone can watch, if preferences are so set, but it is considered creepy to watch sentinel feed without leaving a message or gift for the mother. The whole development of the baby is watched onstream by loyal followers, until sent-off: occurs, that is the baby is so close, her head so wedged, that the sentinel can’t broadcast any more. It then helps to protect and guide the baby’s head, and helps the doulas to detect the orientation of it too.