Subdermal Comm Antenna

A replacement antenna loop for subdermal radios, threaded from jaw hinge toward the collarbone to improve reception through ship metal. The surgery is minor by Meridian standards and major by everyone else's. Scar growth slowly detunes the loop, so annual checks matter. High-gain mode makes the wearer easier to locate, and customs scanners can spot the coil even when the owner has declared no communications gear. Meridian schedules follow-up maintenance through the same account, so privacy and warranty coverage become one unpleasant negotiation. A secondhand Subdermal Comm Antenna carries the prior owner's calibration ghosts. Meridian charges to erase them, while street installers call the residual twitches a personality feature.