Changing Vision (2000)
“Although the original Human axiom, as held in Ersh-memory, urged the recipient of a free equine to politely refrain from checking its true age as determined by its teeth—at least until out of range of the giver—Paul’s version was more along the lines of exercising caution before accepting the unexpected. It was a sensible paranoia, I’d found, especially when preparing to open one of Paul’s little surprises.
So, I told myself in disgust, why hadn’t I learned by now that the unexpected gift was r...arely to be trusted?
In this case the gift had been an unexpected chance to leave Paul behind on the shipcity. Well, here I was. Alone. I loosened the belt of my e-rig, wondering why I’d ever thought this was a good idea. This was also something rapidly becoming habit.
The original plan—Paul’s plan—had been for us to take the seventh hour shuttle to Brakistem. There wasn’t much choice in destination or time: all shuttles went from Upperside to Underside, and from there to Brakistem’s shipcity; anything earlier had been booked.MoreLess
So, I told myself in disgust, why hadn’t I learned by now that the unexpected gift was r...arely to be trusted?
In this case the gift had been an unexpected chance to leave Paul behind on the shipcity. Well, here I was. Alone. I loosened the belt of my e-rig, wondering why I’d ever thought this was a good idea. This was also something rapidly becoming habit.
The original plan—Paul’s plan—had been for us to take the seventh hour shuttle to Brakistem. There wasn’t much choice in destination or time: all shuttles went from Upperside to Underside, and from there to Brakistem’s shipcity; anything earlier had been booked.MoreLess
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