White out

[aresrising05]

I gave myself thirty two seconds to consider my alternatives. Thirty two seconds later my predictive subroutines had showed me my odds, but nothing had changed, there was only one option. I called up my scan of the Red Giant, I focused my attention on the fifty six pixels that showed the Star Engine devouring this ancient behemoth of a star. I had

Comments

[tijuanagringo]

Impressive. A few cultural thought twists make it even more so.
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However, technically I felt some grammar/spelling concerns. Especially "of" vs. "off"...

[aresrising05]

Yeah, I'm always getting them wrong. I'm actually quite dyslexic, but I'll have another swing through to sort them out :)

[witchwife]

Ahh! I 'loved' this image! --> "I came out of hyperspace like a cat out of a burning barn."

The idea of a space body was really intriguing. What is the 'real' body doing? Is there one?

Either way, thought provoking piece.

[aresrising05]

Thank you.

I'd taken on the idea of metamorphosis, that in the future you have a biological phase and then you upload yourself to a machine. You get to chose 'if' and 'when', and everybody has their reasons. The protagonist was motivated by love but others would be driven by curiosity, or fear, even envy.

[grail76]

Nice setup of the situation.

[tonithegreat]

Very engaging! It was easy to sympathize with your protagonist, lack of body and all.