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Dec 15, 2007 10:52

The sound  of thunder, and a flash and there was a man of shorter than average stature falling onto a road by a field. He was dressed all in black, and complete with black gloves on his hands. He slowly got up, clearly puzzled at being on Earth again. He had been on Mars before, and unsure how he ended up here. Normally he gave an unflappable ( Read more... )

alfred bester, intuition

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lytii_intuition December 17 2007, 01:31:12 UTC
Inty went for a drive.

She's never done that before, but there's a first time for everything.

There's a noise from the distance first, and then the somewhat entertaining spectacle of a girl covered in rainbows sitting a little tentatively behind the wheel of a white Mini Cooper.

It's not so much that she knew there would be someone there to be picked up.

She just happened to go for a drive because there is.

Inty's like that.

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corpsismomndad December 17 2007, 01:44:59 UTC
Bester found the sight of the antiquated vehicle driving along the road a curiosity. Strange, had he come across a distant terraformed colony? The gravity and atmosphere did suggest Earth.

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lytii_intuition December 17 2007, 01:47:27 UTC
When she arrives where he's standing, Intuition stops the car.

"Hello," she says, carefully not addressing him by name. (He hasn't told her yet. It would be impolite.) "Would you like to come to Kansas? It's safer there."

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corpsismomndad December 17 2007, 01:57:53 UTC
Bester studied her for a moment. Strange...like the area. She seemed very quiet. Had someone slipped him Sleepers? Impossible.

"Kansas? Strange." This was Earth after all. But America didn't seem so desolate either. "And I suppose, but why would it be safer?"

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