"Loose Threads" tracks two women who join Dog Breakfast (DB) co-op, an informal security outfit.  DB safeguards an egalitarian society that encourages individual excellence.  The co-op trains acolytes to reach Olympic gold.
___Nyssa struggles with PTSD from a 3-year stint in the sex trade.  She joins DB for a fresh start.  But the training is tough, and she must deal with issues of trust before she reclaims her libido.
___Jen suffers from vertigo, yet she climbs a skyscraper to attack a summit of the world's most powerful CEOs.
___"Loose Threads" takes place in the Pacific Rim, circa 2070s.  Earth struggles from the impacts of Climate Change, and the narrative records the 1st-round of the Sustainability War.