I suppose the question is, how sure are scholars that Columbian tech is wave-free? Because in the absence of evidence to the contrary, my assumption would be that the 'wave has been around much longer than previously thought, not that the people of Columbia managed to hack together greysci or darksci in its absence.
And Noah Anderson really should count his blessings. As "criminal gangs" go, it's hard to get more harmless than politically-motivated provocateurs with a very strict "no physical harm" rule. Gorilla suits, not Guy Fawkes masks. And she's not so estranged that she's not asking after your health, which will happen if you try to hold her. (Yakety Sax is an earworm of epic proportions, and I'm now imagining it as the soundtrack to Noah's efforts to track down and contain his wayward daughter.)
And Noah Anderson really should count his blessings. As "criminal gangs" go, it's hard to get more harmless than politically-motivated provocateurs with a very strict "no physical harm" rule. Gorilla suits, not Guy Fawkes masks. And she's not so estranged that she's not asking after your health, which will happen if you try to hold her. (Yakety Sax is an earworm of epic proportions, and I'm now imagining it as the soundtrack to Noah's efforts to track down and contain his wayward daughter.)