I want *my* store to be called an Omnium! But wait, didn't they do the whole "sleeping on the bed in the store" in some 80s movie or other? "Mannequin"? "Gremlins"? I don't know.
The Reign of Terror was a "good grief!" moment. On the one hand, OK, you're right, being invisible without confederates is almost completely useless. Being invisible *with* friends might not be so bad, dude! If you have a friend and a house, then you can use the makeup & face paint & turpentine(*) to go out & about in the city as you choose. Your Reign of Terror also depends on having an ally, so why go so extreme?
Well, depression and mania, I suppose. Plus, this is one of those sci-fi stories which Michael Crichton would like, in which the story is told in such a way that the science leads to a bad end. There is a certain logic in saying that assassination is the thing he'd be best at, but there are certainly other alternatives!
(*) Ugh. Wouldn't want that on my face, but I guess that predates gentler solvents?
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The Reign of Terror was a "good grief!" moment. On the one hand, OK, you're right, being invisible without confederates is almost completely useless. Being invisible *with* friends might not be so bad, dude! If you have a friend and a house, then you can use the makeup & face paint & turpentine(*) to go out & about in the city as you choose. Your Reign of Terror also depends on having an ally, so why go so extreme?
Well, depression and mania, I suppose. Plus, this is one of those sci-fi stories which Michael Crichton would like, in which the story is told in such a way that the science leads to a bad end. There is a certain logic in saying that assassination is the thing he'd be best at, but there are certainly other alternatives!
(*) Ugh. Wouldn't want that on my face, but I guess that predates gentler solvents?
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