Of diamonds and sapphires - a Guzzi SF adventure (G8)
As soon as she landed the air-raft Jazz walked straight to the Garship's VR suite and one of her favourite places and times in the universe opened up before her.
She went into the change room, got into her cosi, and grabbed her towel. Back out into the sunshine, it was a hot day, and the swimming pool was well attended.
She threw her towel on an untaken chair and dived into the pool.
It was unbelievably good, unbelievably realistic. The feeling of water cooling her skin as she swam then surfaced was unlike anything she had experienced in real life, at least in a swimming pool on hot summer's day in Australia in the 1980s. She had no idea how it was done, but she knew she was experiencing the day as it happened nearly a thousand years ago on Earth. Before starships. Before the ferocity of extreme wether events nudged humanity towards the stars.
She had chosen the place and the period because AC/DC had formed in Australia and by now was starting to become famous worldwide. Strangely though, it was rare to hear any AC/DC on the radio - it was all new romantics, American pop, and another dung'in cool Australian band called Cold Chisel.
She flicked her arms so she was floating on her back and looked up at the sky. Blue. So blue. Sky blue. Sky-blue really is a thing...
On the periphery of her vision were a few gum trees moving with the breeze, but sailing through the blue above were a number fluffy white clouds. She found her happy place. After a time one of the clouds had shifted enough to reveal a white disc hanging there unmoving in the sky: the Earth's moon.
A shiver of relaxation moved through her whole body and she closed her eyes.
But all she could think was: I'm so sorry Guzzi.
"I thought you hated your sister," Schmeep Gar said as they sat together in the crew common area sometime later, with music playing and alcohol flowing.
For the first time that day, Guzzi laughed, setting off his sister. "I never said that."
Jazz looked at him, her eyes expressing a what the shindung kind of expression, and shrugged the question at him..
Guzzi nodded. "It hurts," he said. "Being close to her. It hurts."
The Heraphore smiled compassionately at her brother. "What you experienced today, Jazz, was only the beginning of what Diamond feels," Sapphire Plinfinorfyck said. "For while I feel every thing Diamond feels, I am a Heraphore. His feelings cause me no physical or emotional pain because my body allows me to experience Diamond's emotions that way. We reflect the negative psychic energy away, if you like. Our bodies naturally release our own negative emotions in this way as well.
"But when the bond between a Heraphore and a human is particularly strong, the human can develop a psychic link with the Heraphore - and through this link the human can detect and experience the reflected and discarded emotional energy directly from the Heraphore, unshielded and without any defence.
"My brother and I love each other dearly. But you should not have brought us together."
Keep reading:
....Continued from:
- Guzzi (G1): https://steemit.com/story/@drwom/guzzi-a-sf-story-part-1-of-many
- The Garship (G2): https://steemit.com/story/@drwom/the-garship-part-2-of-guzzi-a-sf-story-of-many-parts
- The Entombed (G3): https://steemit.com/story/@drwom/the-entombed-part-3-of-guzzi-a-sf-story-of-many-parts
- The craziest story (G4): https://steemit.com/story/@drwom/the-craziest-story-a-guzzi-sf-adventure-g4
- Maple (G5): https://steemit.com/story/@drwom/maple-a-guzzi-sf-adventure-g5
- Jazz (G6): https://steemit.com/story/@drwom/jazz-a-guzzi-sf-adventure-g6
- The Heraphore (G7): https://steemit.com/writing/@drwom/the-heraphore-a-guzzi-sf-adventure-g7
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Very interesting chapter. The interaction between Guzzi and his sister is really fleshed out. Also I'm already liking his sister, hopefully she would play a major role in the story. I think it would be really interesting. Thanks for the chapter.
Hey thanks for the feedback - yep Sapphire is booked in for the rest of the series? book? whatever!
wow amazing story I really like it. I am much interested in your stories. you have such a great post thanks for sharing. Thanks
Wow! I'v missed alot.. I can't wait to read the previous story.. Nice one @drwom
Nice story sharing. Writing fiction is awesome.
The story is getting more and more interesting. My only gripe is that it's really short. Thankfully your update is consistent making the wait more bearable. Thanks for the great chapter. Have a nice day.
That's a fair gripe!
But it's really hard to write everyday and have a full time job and family :-)
So this is what I can do.
I'm REALLY glad you like it!
Nice! I've been waiting for this update all day lmao. I really thought you won't be releasing a new chapter today. Thankfully you didn't disappoint your followers. Thanks and more power.
Thanks Chadrona!
So after all the humour in past parts, there is finally love and emotions in your write up.. though i missed chancellor today ;)
Yeah - the Chancellor is attached to the uni, so probably won't see her much.
Who knows though... Maybe...
😁
The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near.