Main protagonist of story 'The Clinic of Warm Flesh' and the central figure of the fourth story chain.
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We meet Ayad as a shamed, insecure young man. He is physically unimpressive ('not tall, not muscular, not arousing') in a world that values presence and vitality. His own mother calls him a 'little ghost' and scorns his academic degree. He is defined by what he is not—he has never been 'sealed,' he is not a 'sex architect,' and his body is considered a failure. He is an outcast, burdened by a deep-seated feeling of inadequacy.