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Genre: Science Fiction
About raggmoppLocation: Tigard, OR Home Region: Age:29 Website: http://www.myspace.com/mckenzie_lass Favorite novels: Hitchhiker's Guide, Dune series, The Wheel of Time, Windrose Chronicles, Mists of Avalon, Sarum, Shibumi Favorite writers: Heinlein, Herbert, Douglas Adams, Robert Jordan, Tom Robbins, Jules Verne Favorite music: new age or ambiance, anything without words or in another language, or I sing along and get too tempted to write lyrics into a story Non-noveling interests: playing trombone and French horn, sailing, stout beer connoisseur, web design, graphic arts, photo enhancement, genealogy |
Joined: novembre 3, 2006 This Year: Official Participant NaNoWriMo History: NaNoWriMo posts: 17 NaNoWriMo buddies: 7
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Synopsis: The Lastisto Ambassador
In a galaxy far, far away... Jesse always dreamed he'd marry a green-eyed girl, which makes him a tad flustered around such women. He meets a recently widowed lady whose husband helped murder Jesse's father and brother. He is repulsed by the woman, until he realizes she has green eyes. He finds himself torn between an old hatred, a piqued curiosity, and the emotional block he struggles to maintain as the new ambassador of the pure-logic-thinking Lastisto.
Meanwhile, Jesse's friend is having an affair with a reptilian species known for their --ahem-- tongues... yeah... and his sweet little cousin is going through boyfriends like I go through coffee. But the true love of her life is... our dear "logical" ambassador. And yes, she has green eyes too.
But they're cousins once removed, she insists. Still... yikes!
Excerpt: The Lastisto Ambassador
“So is this you now?” she asked quietly. “This whole aloof attitude you have over everything, is this how it’s going to be from now on? Because, you know,” she chuckled uncertainly, “I don’t think I like it very much.”
Again, he looked merely passive and understanding. “This is the emotional level I need to keep if I want to remain safe to those around me.”
“Jesse, right now your emotional level is at zero,” she frowned. “You’re half a step from being a zombie.”
His eyes stared vacuously forward. “I felt something on Earth,” he confessed softly, “a tug, a change. I ... cared. And it didn’t destabilize me,” he realized in soft amusement. “Maybe I need to keep this level of serenity to get past trying moments, but I think I can take on more than they thought. You have to realize, Lastisto have no need for emotions. Logic, that’s what their lives are based upon, pure, unadulterated, unpolluted logic, even if the consequences are dire.”
“This coming from a race that destroys planets,” she had to realize, although it made her want to shudder.
“No, they don’t destroy planets,” Jesse smiled dreamily, looking off again to some vision only he could see. “They recreate them.”
“They suck out the energy.”
“Just like you’ve eaten that apple,” he pointed to the core. “You devoured it, leaving behind almost nothing.”
“I left the seeds,” she pointed out. “We can use them to plant more trees.”
Jesse pointed his finger at her. “Exactly! The Seeds are left intact. They spread, bringing life to what they touch. Life enhances, expands, erupts. Life persists!”
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