The moon has been colonized. There are trips from the moon to Mars. And that's just a start. Who knows what Eunice Akinya has found on her trips far beyond the Kuiper Belt. At the same time, marine life has become attainable for humans. Just take a look at Arethusa. Having an ever expanding consciousness and being unimaginably knowledgeable, being human was not enough. A whale form fit her far better. In the end, the water couldn't hold her. She chose space.