Turbulence on Cloud 9

[misfitmanor]

DEPRECIATION

Her eyelids as heavy as a broken garage door, Runa came to haltingly, like a newborn fawn trying to stand, blinking slowly, until the haze began to lift.  Gradually, her world came into focus, revealing glaring fluorescent overhead lights, a bed railing, and... a heart monitor?  She was in a hospital.  She tried to sit up, but couldn’

Comments

[favoritebean]

This was lovely. I had to laugh at the various similes in the piece. Runa is resilient indeed, I hope to read more about her.

[misfitmanor]

Thanks. mamas_minion and I are seriously considering revisiting this world... there seems to be a lot of options on where to take it.

~karmasoup

[meridian_rose]

An interesting read :)

[misfitmanor]

We do try to keep things interesting.

[eternal_ot]

Wow! Loved this take on the topic..perfect blend of Science and Emotion..Cool!

[misfitmanor]

Thanks! The emotion was sort of a surprise in the last moments of writing, but I'm happy with how it turned out, and glad it works for you.

[whipchick]

Really neat to see how the technology weaves through such a human story.

[misfitmanor]

Thanks! Didn't know I was going to take it there, but it seems that's just where it wanted to go! ;)

[inteus_mika]

You've done such a good job of capturing the fortitude of a loving mother, this almost qualifies for the prompt, "When you live for someone, you're prepared to die," though, in this case, preparing to live is just as much of a challenge, and, in general, almost always is more of one, probably. Nice portrait of a strong, capable, goodhearted woman, and her love worthy of being emulated. Well done.

[misfitmanor]

I hadn't thought of that, but I think you're right. Thanks!