From: djheydt@kithrup.com   
      
   In article ,   
   Capuchin   wrote:   
   >On Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:10:00 +0100, "A. Tina Hall"   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>Do you enjoy rereading your stuff, or is it a chore? Me, I only write to   
   >>have something to read that I like, so naturally I like rereading, and   
   >>polish as I do that.   
   >   
   >The good parts, yeah. The parts I had to work on and which still show   
   >the tool marks, no.   
   >   
   >>> They're named according to type of voice: the one who talks with   
   >>> authority is 'the master,' there is an older one, and one who speaks   
   >>> in a higher-pitch. The one who's always a little late is 'the   
   >>> fourth.'   
   >   
   >>I like that bit, want to know more. :) And it works with the   
   >>identifiers.   
   >   
   >Thanks! It's one of those where my critical mind didn't exactly   
   >approve of what my muse->aft-brain->fingers symbiote was typing, but   
   >it was better than trying to hack out an alternative.   
   >   
   >>Dasca shook her head. "You smell dark. Gorash and Ansin and Jodra smell   
   >>cold, but not unpleasant like that snow. Tashen smells clear, straight,   
   >>forceful." She shrugged.   
   >   
   >I'm wondering why the cold of snow smells unpleasant. Is that because   
   >it's a purely physical thing?   
   >   
   >>Oh, it just occurs to me, you have odd things with senses, too, just in   
   >>a completely different way. :)   
   >>   
   >>If any of that had been deliberate I'd suggest that maybe it's fun to   
   >>play with senses, but as it is, only so in retrospect. :)   
   >   
   >In a way, the whole basis of my wsip is senses, or rather, perception.   
   >   
   >The corporation hiring the guy is a loose confederation of people who   
   >are studying a spectrum which is much like the electromagnetic   
   >spectrum in general terms but is yet very different in use and   
   >application.   
   >   
   >The synth-sur formative is an example: it alters a person's perception   
   >of reality. Or it alters reality in their specific location (they're   
   >not in absolute agreement which it is).   
   >   
   >An example: one of the women interviewing him says:   
   >   
   >*****   
   > "Mr. Wildepad, please describe me."   
   >   
   >"What?"   
   >   
   >"My physical appearance. What would you tell the police if they asked   
   >for a description?"   
   >   
   >"Blond hair, shoulder-length, straight," he said, wondering how it   
   >could be important. "You're wearing a man's black retro-1950s business   
   >suit with a white shirt and dark blue tie. I haven't seen you   
   >standing, but I'd say you're a little taller than average."   
   >   
   >She made a mark on the paper. "Facial features? Any moles, scars,   
   >birthmarks? Signs of aging?"   
   >   
   >"I can't see any blemishes." He tried to think of the polite word for   
   >wrinkles. "Laugh lines. Yes, laugh lines around your eyes and mouth."   
   >   
   >"Is he right?" Benedict asked.   
   >   
   >"As close as you might expect someone to say under the circumstances."   
   >*****   
   >   
   >The CEO later explains: "Some people are, for lack of a better term,   
   >'immune.' Gloria wears a virtual mask which makes people see her as a   
   >redhead in her twenties. The force Benedict employed should have   
   >completely altered your reality."   
      
   Interesting.  I'd read the next page.   
      
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