Sonia Bannen was the wife of Alex Bannen and mother of Mark in the 22nd century. She was born in 2099. (PROSE: Parasite) Although she and her husband had the money to circumvent the eugenics lottery, they decided to go through the proper channels and were lucky enough to be selected to have a child. Alex was teaching at MexTech in 2146 when America's economy collapsed, and while he was able to escape on the last ship out, he believed Sonia and Mark died in the food riots. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising) In actuality, they both survived. (PROSE: Parasite)