Linked to Tar'tron

The Mosy Intervention.

 Below on this blog page is Part 6 of my science fiction story "The Fesarians". The first five parts of the story were written in 2024, then I paused and wrote another story called "D*".

Part 6 of The Fesarians continues from the scene at the end of Part 4, when Talia and Dave bring a Neoma into Talia's house. The Neoma is morphing into humanoid form and telepathically manipulating Talia: forcing her into a sexual frenzy. The Neoma want to make clear to the human colonists that the Merovae are not responsible for the damaged power distribution lines.

As described previously in "The Mosaic of Realities", I am now trying to complete several old science fiction stories that were left unfinished during the past few years. Towards that goal, readers should not be surprised when Tyhry walks onto the stage during this act of The Fesarians and connections to the Mosy Saga begin to appear.

Part 6 of The Fesarians (Part 1)(Part 2)(Part3)(Part 4)(Part 5)

Talia pulled off her environmental suit and all of her clothing and placed her hands on the alien Neoma which was morphing its body into a humanoid shape. However, the "roots" of the alien creature now looked like a mass of writhing tentacles. Dave took off his environmental suit and asked, "What's going on?"

Neoma Nanite Experiments.

 Lyssa and Aethe (both naked) walked past Dave and hugged Talia. Talia pushed Lyssa into the tangle of the Neoma's tentacles and Dave thought he saw a snaking red tube emerge from Talia's penis and insert into Lyssa's vagina. However, Dave had his hands full of Aethe who had opened up his pants and was now playing with his genitals.

From that moment, Dave was no longer in a normal state of consciousness. He found himself in a shared telepathic mind space where at first he was only aware of intense sexual pleasure as Aethe bounced her self up and down on his erect penis. As he ejaculated, he was vaguely aware that some of the Neoma tentacles were linking his body to that of Aethe and then he could 'hear' her thoughts: Thank you for this incredible orgasm!

Dave told Aethe: That alien is controlling our minds. Then as an after-thought he said: I love the feel of your hot little vagina.  

Somehow Dave could feel not only the delightful sensations coming from his penis but also the amazing sensation of his penis stimulating Aethe's clitoris. Also there in Dave's sensorium were the blissful thoughts of Talia who was synapex linked to the alien Neoma and caught up in the group orgasm trance. In that telepathic mind space, Balok was present and in conversation with Nyrtia and the telepathic pan-planetary mind of the Neoma. Balok was telling the Neoma: I'll make sure that the humans do minimal harm to you and the Merovae. Working together with the humans, you will construct an interesting new civilization. 

The Neoma told Balok: Before you arrived, we could not constructively communicate with the primitive minds of the humans. I am please to observe that you have a sophisticated telepathic mind... your thought pattern reminds me of the Phari.

 Nyrtia told Balok: I'm embarrassed to admit that I am only now recognizing the great telepathic minds of the Neoma.

Balok told Nyrtia: That is why I had Talia and Xylo colonize Elemacha-z. I knew that you would underestimate the Neoma and dismiss the Merovae as unimportant. You and Dani fell into my trap.  

Who are the puppets?

Talia asked: The Neoma control the Merovae, like puppets?

The Neoma told Talia: All life on this planet is linked into the Phari Network. Neoma is the master node of the planetary group mind that exists as this node of the Network. Talia could not understand what the alien meant by "planetary group mind", but she was horrified by the idea of creatures as sophisticated as the Merovae being held under the telepathic control of the Neoma.

Balok told Talia: The Neoma who still exist physically on this planet are "hybrids" with telepathic linkage to a "transcended" off-shoot of the Neoma that exists in the Hierion Domain along with the Phari. When Dani communicated with Nyrtia, the Neoma were able to obtain information about the location of the secret base of Nyrtia.

Nyrtia told Balok: You learned nothing of any real value. 

Balok told Talia and Dave: Thank you for your help on this mission. My plan is to leave copies of Dave and Dani here on Elemacha-z to help grow this colony. However, I will also be taking copies of you all back to the Fesarius. Nyrtia's secret base is located in the Tar'tron star system at the center of the galaxy. Balok asked Talia and Dave: Would you like to go to the Galactic Core and help find an way to enter Nyrtia's hiding place?

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The copy of Dave that had returned to Fesarius now often thought about events on Elemacha-z and the idea that a copy of himself had remained on that world... presumably the original biological copy. The Dave on the Fesarius had quickly noticed that he no longer felt hungry. Then, after he had not eaten in days, he no longer urinated or defecated. Dave was puzzled by the changes that were occurring to his body, but he had no complaints. Telepathically observing Dave's puzzlement, Dani the robot frequently told told Dave, "You are so clueless."

Dani

A sweet romance between Dani and Dave had sprouted, grown and blossomed. One day, Dani finally explained to Dave that this copy of Dave was a teleportation duplicate and a femtobot replicoid: an artificial life form. And now Dave had an allzaurish. As a probot, Dani could change her physical form and she often sprouted a penis and played in Dave's allzaurish.

When Dave had just about grown comfortable with having an allzaurish and a robot lover, Balok visited Dani and Dave at their residence inside the Fesarius. Balok said, "We need to plan your next mission."

Dave had been trying to learn what he could about the mysterious planet Tar'tron. The most detailed information seemed to be in old science fiction stories. He asked Balok, "Are you sure that you were not tricked by Nyrtia? Tar'tron seems to be a fictional planet."

Balok chuckled. "Oh, it is real enough."

Dani was trying to look into Balok's thoughts and Balok was telepathically sharing with Dani some information about the near future. As usual, Balok had been Viewing Realities and had stumbled upon an exciting new opportunity for how to improve the Final Reality. Dani asked, "You are not sending us to Tar'tron?"

 In the Ekcolir Reality. Under-water transport line 
in New York, Virginia. Image generated by Whisk.

Balok explained, "Your visit to the Galactic Core can wait. I want you to meet another resident of Fesarius, her name is Ahpos. She grew up at my training base on Tar'tron, but now she is in her final phase of preparations for a mission on Earth."

Dave was uncomfortable with the idea of the alien Balok carrying out secret missions on Earth. He asked, "What kind of mission?"

Balok shrugged. "The usual kind. There is much work to be done in crafting a better future for Earth."

Dave complained, "Why should an alien creature like you be making decisions about Earth's future?"

Balok told Dave, "We bumpha created you humans. Why shouldn't I help make a good future for Humanity?"

In the Ekcolir Reality. Talia's life 
 on Elemacha-z. Image generated by Whisk.

Dani was still harboring some resentments over the way Balok had used Dani on Elemacha-z. "It is a matter of trust. We know so little about you bumpha... how can anyone trust a mysterious alien?"

Balok sighed. "This is why I usually erase the memories of those people who have seen me. However, in the case of the two of you, I believe that you can live with knowledge of my existence. My operatives are more flexible and creative when they know what is going on."

Dave complained, "And yet, you have not told us why you are sending Ahpos to Earth."

Balok nodded. "We are constrained by the forces of temporal paradox. I can't tell you too much about your future."

Dani commented, "That excuse wears thin quite quickly. Any time you have a secret that you want to keep, you simple say "temporal paradox" and expect us to stop asking questions."

"New England" in the Ekcolir Reality,
officially known as Beverwijck en Nicotiana.

"Yes, that is the way of it." Balok lifted a finger to activate the teleportation equipment of the Fesarius. "Ahpos is expecting you two." Balok teleported Dave and Dani to another part of the huge spaceship Fesarius where Ahpos was preparing for her mission to Earth.

Dave and Dani were teleported into the temporary quarters that Ahpos was using before her mission on Earth. Seeing Dave and Dani arrive, Ahpos said, "Ah, Mr. Bailey, I'd like to ask you some questions about Earth."

Dave was surprised to see that Ahpos looked quite similar to Talia and her clones. Dave asked, "You are another clone of Talia?"

Ahpos asked, "You think I'm a clone?"

Dani explained, "There are three other women on Fesarius who share your appearance and your telepathic mind pattern."

In the Ekcolir Reality, New York, Virginia, is the capitol city
of "New England", the nation Beverwijck en Nicotiana
The five boroughs of New York are shown:
Severn Pt., The Warren, Airvale, Holly Pt. and Tabbs Pt.

Ahpos raised a hand to her head and said, "Since arriving on this spaceship I have felt a telepathic presence." She sank down in a chair. "Sadly, I can seldom achieve telepathic links to other minds unless I am close to them... preferably in direct physical contact." She told Dave, "I've examined your service record. You were trained on Earth at Starfleet Academy. Have you ever visited New York?"

Dave nodded and sat down. "I had a working vacation in Virginia. Sadly, it was hot and humid during the week that I was in New York... the city seemed half deserted. The residents had a long tradition of vacationing in Norseland during the hot summer months."

Ahpos asked, "Did you get to visit Airvale? That's where I will be for my mission on Earth."

Dave shook his head. "I only saw Airvale from Holly Point."

"But you could have tubed to Airvale."

 Subway train approaching Holly Point from Airvale. 
Image generated by Whisk.

"Yes, the subway system is quite good. There are hundreds of under-water tube lines in New York."

Dani asked Ahpos, "Why are you going to Airvale?"

 Ahpos replied, "It is rather complicated. The sort version: I'll be working in the New York publishing business, which is concentrated in Airvale."

Dave stammered, "Publishing? You mean print publishing?"

"Yes. New York was once the heart of the New England book and magazine publishing industry. I'll be going to New York of the 1930s."

Dave was aware of rumors that the bumpha could travel through time. He asked, "You are going on a time travel mission?"

   Ahpos inside the femtozoan extraction
laboratory - generated by Whisk.

Ahpos nodded. "I'm a bit nervous. My femtozoan is supposed to depart later today, but I don't even know what a femtozoan is."

Dani now seemed quite interested. "Who told you about femtozoans? Balok?"

"Yes, of course."

Dave asked Dani, "What is a femtozoan?"

Dani explained, "Every human being has a femtozoan that resides in their Phari endosymbiont. Humans have not discovered the existence of their femtozoans."

Ahpos said, "I hate the idea of part of me being sent off to the 1930s, leaving me without my femtozoan."

Dave asked, "What do these femtozoans do?"

Dani replied, "I suspect that Balok has not explained anything to Ahpos. Balok might not want me to..."

Ahpos interrupted, "Tell me what you know."

Dani now suspected that he and Dave had not been sent to visit Ahpos so that Dave could tell her about New York City. "Femtozoans were a design feature of the Phari endosymbiont. Femtozoans are artificial life-forms that aid the early development of human brains, forming neural networks that integrate with the Phari endosymbiont. Whatever telepathic powers you have were made possible by your femtozoan."

Ahpos being trained by Balok 
for a mission to Earth - generated by Whisk.

Ahpos seemed dismayed. "I'll lose my telepathic abilities when Balok sends my femtozoan to New York?

Dani shook his head. "No, don't worry about that. You are an adult. Your brain is fully formed. You no longer need your femtozoan."

Dave asked, "Then why send a femtozoan into the past?"

Ahpos replied, "Balok told me that there is a copy of me who lived in New York in the 1930s... a writer. My femtozoan will be able to help her write stories."

Dave said, "Let me guess. You are talking about Sopha."

Ahpos giggled. "Yes, her name is my name, backwards!"

Dave had read some of the science fiction stories that had been written by Sopha, the ones about Tar'tron. "And you grew up on Tar'tron..."

Ahpos nodded. "Yes, I did. Have you been there?"

Dani told Ahpos, "Balok is planning to send Dave and I to Tar'tron as part of his project that might help reveal the secret base of Nyrtia and give Balok access to it."

1939 in the Ekcolir Reality.

"Nyrtia!" Ahpos spat out the name in disgust. "Most of my training has been concerned with how to avoid having my mission be discovered by Nyrtia."

"Why should Nyrtia care? What are you going to do on Earth?"

"My femtozoan will just provide information from the future, technological ideas that Sopha can put into her science fiction stories, making them more popular. But Nyrtia is a control freak, she thinks she knows what is best for the primitive Earthlings."

Dave tried to imagine why Balok would go to all this trouble to help Sopha create her science fiction stories. Was it just a way to let the people of Earth know about the existence of Tar'tron? Why bother? For a minute, Dave's head swirled with confusion as he contemplated a time loop that involved Ahpos (or, more accurately, her femtozoan) being sent int the past so that Dave could read old stories written by Sopha. And Dave was fondly remembering the unusual anatomy of the hermaphrodites he had recently met and the delightful orgasm trance that he had shared with Aethe and Talia and Dani. He asked Ahpos, "Are you an hermaphrodite?"

Ahpos giggled and asked Dave, "Would you like to see my penis, Mr. Bailey?"

Dave smiled and asked Ahpos, "Would you like to see my vagina?"

Ahpos laughed loudly then replied, "I'd like to meet the three people who share my mind pattern, but I'm scheduled to meet with Balok in just a few minutes. He's going to extract my femtozoan."

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Tyhry portrait and the HySe in orbit. 
Ready for an interstellar mission. - generated by Whisk.

For the first time in Tyhry's life, she regretted having engaged in sexplay. The occasion had been something of a celebratory orgy after the first interstellar flight of the HySe. Tyhry had formed synapex connections between herself, Marda and Mylana. Then, there in their shared telepathic mind space had been... what? Tyhry could not be certain, but it had 'spoken' to her. The message what not so much in words as in sensations that reminded Tyhry of her father's story about the strange and inexplicable dream he had once experienced, a dream in which he had felt himself in contact with something far greater than himself.

Now Tyhry sent herself through a hierion femtotube and assembled her femtobot components inside the home of her parents. There was Eddy, at work on his old computer that still gave him access to the Reality Simulation System. Tyhry could see that he was using the bumpha-built equipment in its Viewer mode. A scene on a street in a large city was on the display screen, but he turned when he felt Tyhry's mind and he said, "Welcome home." He'd expected her to be busy with space exploration, but he instantly saw a look of worry on his daughter's face. "What's up?"

Tyhry made a lame joke, "HySe is up, and I wish I was there, but..." She flopped into the big easy chair.  "... I had a disturbing vision of the future."

Zeta's play time with an alien.

Eddy turned in his chair and thought about calling for Zeta, but she was out in the hot tub having a play session with Anthony. Tyhry opened her mind to Eddy and he could sense a familiar pattern in her thoughts. "Yes, what you experienced in your recent vision is similar to what I felt... when was it? Seventy years ago? That was when I discovered science fiction... and then-" He fell silent.

Tyhry waited for fifteen seconds. She could tell that Eddy was thinking about the origins of the science fiction genre in the Ekcolir Reality. "A penny for your thoughts, dad."

"I met a replicoid at the Writers Block... Ahpos. She'd been extracted from the Ekcolir Reality where she was a science fiction story writer."

"How fun! I knew you would enjoy being able to finally go to the Writers Block."

"Ahpos sought me out. She's a copy of you... although, when given the chance, she adopted the form of a synpaz replicoid. She lives in High Seelie."

"What?" Tyhry was by now comfortable with the idea that multiple copies of her had existed in past Realities. She thought about Tyna who was from the far future of the Asimov Reality and the 'father' of Amany. "You found another one of my analogues?"

Manny the bumpha on Earth.

Eddy was always a stickler for details and definitions. "Technically Ahpos was not an analogue of you, rather she must have been one of the many copies of you that Manny had deployed in the Ekcolir Reality, in this case, back in the Ekcolir Reality equivalent of our 1930s." Eddy paused then added, "She knew Isaac Asimov."

"Really?" Tyhry could sense that Eddy's thoughts were on fire with memories of a hot sexplay session. Tyhry thought about Azynov and Yōd who were still exploring the Asimov Reality Simulation. Tyhry asked Eddy, "Did she know Asimov in the Biblical sense?"

Eddy laughed. "I only had a quick visit to the Writers Block... just long enough to-" Eddy fell silent. "Did Zeta tell you that she gave the Vance replicoid a blow job?" Tyhry was not surprised; her mother had been experimenting with potent sex hormones and was constantly horny. Now, Tyhry could see in her father's mind that he had made love to the Ahpos synpaz during a little orgy that had broken out in the Writers Block during their visit. 

A Synpaz replicoid.

Eddy's sexplay had involved Ahpos stuffing her little synpaz penis into the tip of Eddy's erect penis. Tyhry quickly tried to push that telepathically-obtained image back out of her mind. Eddy continued, "I did not think to ask Ahpos about the nature of her relationship with Asimov... I assumed they were acquainted through their science fiction writing. I was too startled to think straight when Ahpos told me that she was a time traveler... almost."

"Almost a time traveler? What does that mean?"

"I'm not sure. It has something to do with femtozoans."

"Fascinating! I've never heard femtozoans mentioned in the Ekcolir Reality... not the part that I can reach, at least." Tyhry thought about the block that prevented use of the Ekcolir Reality Simulation to explore future times.

Two clones of the mysterious tryp'At, "X".

Eddy turned back to his computer. "I've now Viewed her in 1939. By the way, the copy of Ahpos that lived in New York at that time used the name Sopha."

"Sofa?"

"S-o-p-h-a, Sopha. In fact..." Eddy popped out of his chair and then went out back to the spa and talked to Zeta. Tyhry looked out the window and saw that Anthony was riding her mother like an equestrian. After a brief chat with his wife, Eddy returned inside the house. Tyhry could see that her father's penis was now semi-erect inside his pants. "Zeta gave me her blessing for a quick visit to New York." He shook is head in wonder. "Zeta is quite addicted to the potent sex hormones that Rylla has synthesized. She's constantly having orgasms." Eddy gestured towards the View of New York that was on the Reality Simulation targeting window displayed on his computer. "Care to join me?"

Tyhry had never shared her father's obsession with science fiction, but now Tyhry could not escape the feeling that she had been sent back home for a reason... apparently to visit New York in 1939 of the Ekcolir Reality. "Sure, but tell me, what are you hoping to find?"

The home of Sopha. 
 Generated by Whisk.

"Ahpos told me that she got kicked off of Earth when she tried to publish a book about Moses."

Tyhry laughed then saw that Eddy was quite serious. She asked. "The Moses?"

"Yes, but in the Ekcolir Reality he was called Mosy." Eddy activated the entry portal of the Reality Simulation System and then he pulled Tyhry through the portal. Arriving inside the Simulation of the Ekcolir Reality, they were inside a small room or closet. Eddy pushed open the door and they stepped into a hallway. Eddy pulled closed the door of the custodial closet and then pointed down the hallway. Through a window at the end of the hallway, Tyhry could see the skyline of New York in 1939 of the Ekcolir Reality. Tyhry found herself in clothing from that era of the Ekcolir Reality.

Eddy led the way down the hallway to an open door of an apartment. The sound of music and conversation spilled out of the apartment. On the wall of the hallway beside the door frame was small plaque that had on it one word: "Sopha". Tyhry looked inside Sopha's apartment and coughed as she inhaled the smoke that was coming out into the hallway. A man who was just inside the door saw Tyhry and asked, "Sopha?" He looked over his shoulder and he could see the real Sopha there inside the apartment, across the room and speaking to writer friend.

Eddy stepped through the doorway and approached the young man. Gesturing towards Tyhry, Eddy said, "This is my daughter, Tyhry."

The man laughed and told Tyhry, "You sure look like Sopha. This is too weird!"

Now Sopha approached and put her hand out towards Tyhry and she asked, "Lexy?"

Tyhry shook Sopha's hand and tried to do the math. How old would Lexy have been in 1939? Given anti-aging medical nanites, it was hard to say. Tyhry could telepathically sense that Sopha knew Lexy was stationed somewhere on Earth, acting as another secret agent of the bumpha. "My name is Tyhry. This is my father, Eddy."

A woman on the other side of the room brashly called to Sopha, "Is she your daughter?"

Sopha and Tyhry

Sopha gave that woman the finger and then guided Eddy and Tyhry back out into the hallway. "Let's walk." Then Isaac Asimov was there, having emerged from Sopha's apartment and now he was following them down the hallway. Eddy looked over his shoulder, saw Asimov and then he stopped walking. 

Eddy held out his hand, "A pleasure to meet you Dr. Asimov."

Asimov shook hands with Eddy. "Doctor? Is that supposed to be funny?"

Eddy said, "Sorry, in my mind you are Dr. Asimov. Of course, you are still a student at this time..."

Sopha called from down the hallway, "Do you two know each-other?"

Eddy and Isaac moved down the hallway and Asimov replied, "No." Asimov asked Eddy, "Sir, is she really your daughter?" Asimov gestured towards Tyhry.

Eddy nodded. "Genome analysis confirms that I contributed some of her genes, but Tyhry..." Eddy turned his head towards Sopha and continued, "... and her copies are all apparently the recipients of a carefully curated collection of genes that were assembled in the far future of the Asimov Reality."

Asimov demanded, "Asimov reality? What does that mean?"

Tyhry spoke for her father, "It is special nomenclature that my father developed. We call the previous Reality in Earth's Reality Chain the Asimov Reality, in your honor, Isaac."

Asimov took Tyhry's hand and gazed up into her face. Tyhry was almost a foot taller than Asimov. He asked Spoha, "Is this some sort of party trick? Hiring an actress to pretend to be you?" He reached up and touched Tyhry's nanite-generated hair which for some reason she had been allowed to keep inside this Simulation.

Asimov and Sopha writing in 1939.

Sopha said, "Let's go to the Bistro and sort this out." She took Eddy by the arm and led the way to the elevators where she pushed the call button. The telepathic minds of Sopha and Tyhry were resonating. Sopha asked Tyhry, "We are inside a Simulator?" The part of Sopha that had originated as the femtozoan of Ahpos had gone through all of the training for Ahpos' mission to Earth using a Simulator on Tar'tron.

Eddy explained, "I was given access to a Reality Simulation System by Manny the bumpha."

The only bumpha known to Sopha had been Balok. In Tyhry's mind, Sopha could see a beautiful blond woman who Tyhry knew as "Manny". Telepathically 'seeing' in Sopha's mind the avian alien form that was used by Balok the bumpha, Tyhry was amused and she giggled. She wondered: why would a bumpha take on such a physical form? That sort of avian humanoid seemed like a science fiction character from a bad science fiction story of the 1930s.

They emerged from the elevator into the lobby of the apartment building. Asimov asked Sopha, "What are you talking about? Simulations of what?"

Sopha and Tyhry street view.

Sopha led Eddy out onto the street. Tyhry took Asimov's hand and they followed along behind the older couple. Tyhry sensed in Sopha's thoughts that Sopha had been playing the role of a science fiction writer living in New York for nearly two decades, but Sopha's face looked smooth and fresh like that of a teenager due to her use of medical nanites that she had been provided with before her mission on Earth. 

Tyhry tried to simultaneously search deeper into Sopha's thoughts and also keep Asimov entertained. She told Asimov, "I've been investigating my copies in past timelines of Earth. Daddy and I are using Simulation technology to visit Sopha. And, I suppose Daddy hoped to meet you, too. He's a big fan of your science fiction stories."

Asimov laughed. "That's funny. My first story will be published next month. My only fan is my editor."

Sopha led them into the Cal Bistro and they were seated at a table. The waitress said, "Hi, Sopha. We close in twenty minutes."

They ordered drinks and then Sopha said, "Assuming this is no joke and we are inside a Simulation, then why are you here?"

The Mosy Intervention.

Eddy explained, "I heard a rumor that you had written a book about Mosy."

"That book has been rejected by every publisher that I've sent it to."

Eddy nodded. "That's what you told me. The copy of you that is in our Reality... where we come from."

Sopha asked, "So, you've met me before?" Eddy nodded.

Asimov had never let go of Tyhry's hand. He asked Tyhry, "Have you met me before?"

"No."

Eddy told Asimov, "I've met your replicoid, who adopted the name Azynov."

"Azynov? What kind of name is that?"

Eddy explained, "In my timeline of Earth, you wrote a science fiction story called 'Spell My Name with an S', about a man named Zebatinsky who changes his name to Sebatinsky. Your analogue thought it would be funny to call himself 'Azynov' when he was instantiated as a replicoid copy of his biological self."

Asimov blinked. He seemed to have trouble taking his eyes off of Tyhry. She had sent mind-adjusting nanites and a set of potent sex hormones into Asimov and now he was well on his way to falling in love with Tyhry. He asked, "Replicoid?"

Balok on Earth.

At that point, Sopha and Eddy started talking about her book which was called "The Mosy Saga" and at the same time Asimov and Tyhry discussed nanotechnolgy, replicoids and hair nanites. Soon enough, Cal Bistro was closed. Sopha stood up and said to Eddy, "Would you like a copy of my book?"

"I have access to it at the Writers Block." Sopha and Eddy had reached the door. They turned back and looked at the table where Tyhry and Asimov were still sitting and holding hands.

Asimov was reluctant to stand up. Tyhry was giving him a hand job under the table. Sopha had been telepathically following what Tyhry was doing and she felt her own vaginal secretions running down her leg. The cleaning crew had been waiting for the customers to finish up and go home and now they turned off most of the lights inside the restaurant. Tyhry quickly ducked under the table and took the tip of Asimov's erection in her mouth. Asimov ejaculated and a minute later he had his stiff penis back in his pants. Asimov and Sopha stepped out of Cal Bistro and onto the sidewalk, but Eddy and Tyhry were gone, having returned to the Final Reality.

Next: Part 7 of "The Fesarians".

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Figure 1. Tyhry and Tyna visit Erre market on Tar'tron.
Click on the image to see an enlarged view. Image generated by Whisk.

 As described in my previous blog post, I started experimenting with Whisk back in January. For this blog post (below) I returned to a scene that I first developed as a depiction of a market on the planet Tar'tron where aliens walk the streets and spaceships floating through the sky. 

Tyhry and Marda replicoids.

I slightly modified the Whisk-generated scene of the market setting from what was originally generated back in January so as to now include my fictional character Tyhry at the left side of the storyboard image (see Figure 1, above). I imagine that is a young Tyna (an analogue of Tyhry from the Asimov Reality) driving the hover car. 

The image shown to the left is from an alternate version of this scene where there are four passengers in the hover car and a less gaudy night sky. Tar'tron is close to the Galactic Core, so the sky should be filled with stars and nebulae.

Further down on this blog page are some short (8 seconds duration) videos that were all generated by Whisk Animate. Some of the videos for this science fiction scene (shown below) are set to play automatically, but others need to be started by clicking on the play button ( ➤ ). Only one of these videos has an added audio track 🎵.

Figure 2. An alternate market scene.

I crafted a text prompt for use with Whisk Animate, with the goal of converting the static image in Figure 1 into a short video: "A night time market scene with a large amount of activity as shoppers explore the stalls of the market along both sides of the street. A hover car moves down the street towards the camera while a large futuristic alien spaceship floats from right to left across the starry sky. 

Figure 3. A similar market scene (square).

 Some of the spaceship’s glowing lights slowly flicker off and on. The hover car is moving continuously from the start to the end of the video. There is  much movement and activity in the market. The humanoid alien merchants and the shoppers move through the market stalls along both sides of the street. Three robed figures walk quickly up the street in the far background. Two additional light-skinned robed figures near the stalls on the left are arguing and gesticulating. A ten-year-old girl drives the hover car as it moves along the street towards the camera on the right side of the street. The woman in the foreground smiles and waves to the driver of the hover car. The blond woman turns and waves towards the hover car and then she walks towards the hover car as it approaches. The girl in the hover car waves to the woman and shouts a greeting."

Figure 4. Tyhry to the right in a robe.

I asked Gemini to make a modified and improved version of my text prompt (above) and Gemini suggested: "Scene: A bustling, vibrant night market scene under a star-studded sky. The air is thick with the sounds of alien chatter and exotic spices. Stalls line both sides of a narrow street, glowing with colorful lights and filled with moving humanoid alien merchants and shoppers.

Tyhry's flashy jumpsuit.

 Action: A sleek, futuristic hover car, driven by a ten-year-old girl with bright, curious eyes, moves steadily down the street towards the camera, its headlights illuminating the lively scene. Simultaneously, a large alien spaceship, adorned with flickering, glowing lights, floats slowly from right to left across the starry sky above.

Market Activity: Alien merchants with iridescent skin and unusual appendages gesture and call out to shoppers. Light-skinned human figures, wearing simple robes, argue animatedly near the stalls on the left, their gestures sharp and emphatic. In the far background, three robed figures walk quickly up the street, their forms silhouetted against the market's lights.

Interaction: A blond woman in the foreground, wearing a flowing, brightly colored garment, smiles and waves warmly at the approaching hover car. She then turns and begins to walk towards it. The girl in the hover car smiles back, waving and shouting a friendly greeting.

Camera: A steady, forward-moving camera follows the hover car's approach, capturing the dynamic activity of the market and the majestic passage of the spaceship above."

The first Whisk Animate-generated video, above, used my text prompt for the static market scene and then used Gemini's text prompt (see above in red) for the video. The following video (below) was made by using the Gemini-generated text prompt for both the static image and then also for the video. In this second video, both Tyhry and some of the aliens seem very happy, even bouncy.

I liked the next video (below) as a stroll through the market with the camera pulling back to match the movement of the hover car. Tyhry walks while Tyna drives the hover car. Watch for the alien on the right hand side of the scene that has a strange arm.

Whisk Animate only once made doors for the hover car that open and swing out to the side like conventional car doors. In the next video (below) the doors had complex hinges that allowed them the be open in multiple positions, high and low.

The video (below) is another version of this market scene. Tyhry seems to signal to Tyna that she should move on, while Tyhry heads off down the street.

The next video (below) was amusing because it looks like one of the aliens is helping direct the hover car through the narrow streets. That alien seems to have a magic baton that is only visible part of the time. Maybe this is a HiTek™ device that uses nanites... exactly the kind of advanced technology that Tyhry is searching for.

The next video (below) shows the hover car's doors opening to the side. This is the only Whisk-generated video that had doors like this.

 I decided to take an image from close the the end of that hover car door opening video (above) and use it as a starting point for a new video. Sadly, Whisk Animate changed the door style.

For the video shown above, I can imagine that that is Marda and a Marda replicoid who get into the hover car. You can turn on the audio for this video.

In the next video (below) an alien gets into the hover car and does not even need an open door.

I then tried to make both Tyhry and an alien get into the hover car as passengers. As shown in the videos below, Whisk Animate found many ways to fail to get these new passengers into the hover car.

Another passenger fail by Whisk Animate (below).

Whisk Animate seemed to have a theory about one person getting into the hover car maybe forcing another person to pop out of the hover car.

Some of the Whisk Animate-generated images reminded me of a clown act... how many people can get into this hover car?

I was left wondering if this scene is simply too complicated for Whisk Animate. 

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Telepathic Q Phenotype

Marda and Anthony replicoids.

 Here in February I've been collaborating with the Claude large language model to write a science fiction story called "The Femtobot Smuggler". In my previous blog post, I asked Claude to "imagine" what comes next for the character  F. Anthony in "The Femtobot Smuggler". Claude's AI-generated responce stimulated me to put down into writing my own ideas for how to provide F. Anthony with a future.

Having split the old version of Scene 11 into two parts (Scene 11 and Scene 12) and then extended Scene 12 and added a scene 13, the text of "The Femtobot Smuggler" has now grown to more than 18,000 words. The story now ends with Tyhry having obtained some purified zeptites. 

Zeptites. An interesting question is: what can Tyhry now do with those zeptites?

The artificial world, Taivasila.

 And Another Thing... Another issue that is raised in "The Femtobot Smuggler" is the fate of the immortal femtobot copies of Eddy and Zeta. The only thing readers learn is that Manny says that she sent them off to the planet Tar'tron in the galactic core where they can create a society of immortal humans. I really should explain to readers some background for the planet Tar'tron.

Why Involve Tar'tron? I have in the past used Tar'tron as the setting of other science fiction stories such as Assignment: Tar'tron and Star Dance. However, there are other possible destinations for Eddy and Zeta, including the planet Ret'fai in the Andromeda galaxy and Taivasila. Manny might feel comfortable using Tar'tron as a convenient place where she can perform experiments with human genes and societies.

Even if immortal copies of Eddy and Zeta were there on Tar'tron, how would additional immortal humans be produced... enough to form a new society of immortal "humans"? The first thing that comes to my mind is that the immortal replicoid copies of Eddy and Zeta might be fertile. They could be like Adam and Eve. However, in the Exodemic Fictional Universe, there are other possibilities.

Assignment: Tar'tron

Zeptites. It occurred to me that in the text of the "The Femtobot Smuggler", it does not provide any details about the physical makeup of the bodies to the immortal copies of Eddy and Zeta. In a different story (see Many Sails), I developed the idea that the bumpha could only carry out long-range teleportation of sedrons. If you were a zeptite replicoid copy of a person (Yōd) then the bumpha could teleport you across the galaxy. So, what if the immortal copies of Eddy and Zeta are made from zeptites and not femtobots?

Don't tell me 'no'. Also, how will Tyhry respond to be told that she cannot make any more immortal replicoids?

Can they handle the truth? And how would the original biological copies of Eddy and Zeta react learning that immortal copies of themselves now exist? And what about the immortal copies themselves?

Pek. And why is Manny the bumpha interested in immortal humans? The original goal the pek was to help humans become Sedronites and transcend into the Sedron Domain. Making zeptite replicoids of humans would be a step towards such transcendence.

RSS-2. What if Manny provides the immortal copies of Eddy and Zeta with a Reality Simulation System that routinely creates immortal replicoids? This would be a dramatic change from Eddy's Reality Simulation System on Earth which is programmed to make replicoids that grow old and die just like humans.

Telepathy. Previously, I wrote a story about Siteq, a secret place where Manny developed telepathic humans. Maybe it was in the far future of Siteq that telepathic mind clones such as Tyhry and Marda were first developed. Maybe after being sent to Tar'tron, Eddy and Zeta would have their own unique ideas about how to make immortal telepathic humans.

Image generated by DALL-E2.

With all of these ideas bubbling in my thoughts and crying out for a Scene #14 in the text of "The Femtobot Smuggler", I was feeling a bit daunted by the challenge of imagining a human society composed of telepathic zeptite replicoids. Might Claude have some ideas? And what about Gemini?

Also, I asked both Gemini and DALL-E to make images depicting a scene on Tar'tron soon after the immortal copies of Eddy and Zeta are teleported there from Earth. For the images that were generated by DALL-E (such as the one that is shown to the left) I did some post work so as to provide Zeta and Manny with hair. I also had Mr. Wombo make a depiction of this scene (shown below).

Chatbot Collaboration.
Me: Gemini, can you help me develop some ideas for a new "hard" science fiction story about immortal humans? In the new story, the first two immortal humans (named Eddy and Zeta) are sent to a distant Earth-like exoplanet (called Tar'tron) where they must create an experimental society composed of telepathic immortal humans. The experiment is being run by Manny the bumpha, who is an advanced artificial life-form from a distant galaxy. Manny is studying humans and she has the ultimate goal of moving all of the humans of Earth beyond their biological existence. The bodies of the immortal copies of Eddy and Zeta are composed of an advanced type of nanotechnology material called "zeptites". Eddy and Zeta must collaborate with Manny to bring into existence a new culture where telepathic communication is the norm. This will be technology-assisted telepathy, made possible by the zeptite components of the bodies of the immortal humans. Manny provides Eddy and Zeta with advanced technology: a Reality Viewing System which can be used to view every human being who ever lived on Earth. Eddy and Zeta can use the Reality Viewing System to select the people who they want to become part of the new experimental human society on Tar'tron. When Eddy and Zeta select an individual from out of Earth's historical timeline, the Reality Viewing System generates a copy of that person on Tar'tron that is immortal and composed of zeptites. These immortalized copies of biological humans are known as "replicoids" and they are visibly indistinguishable from biological humans. The replicoids retain all of the memories of the copied biological human being at the time in their life when they were Viewed by the Reality Viewing System. 

Image generated by DALL-E3

Gemini, please take note of this fact: the replicoids have all been programmed by Manny to have their behavior constrained by a set of ethical rules that are similar to the Laws of Robotics as developed by Isaac Asimov in his science fiction stories about positronic robots. For example, the behavior of zeptite replicoids is constrained in such a way that it is almost impossible for a replicoid to inflict psychological pain on another replicoid. Physical damage to a replicoid is not very meaningful since replicoid bodies automatically repair themselves. Also, telepathic communication can only take place between replicoids who love each-other. Eddy and Zeta have long been a married couple. When interacting with humans, Manny the bumpha uses a human form.

Gemini, generate a draft of the first page of this new story in which Manny the bumpha shows Eddy and Zeta how to use the Reality Viewing System to select a person from Earth's historical timeline and create a zeptite replicoid copy of that person. Also, Manny explains to Eddy and Zeta 1) why they were taken from Earth to Tar'tron, 2) the fact that they are now immortal replicoids, and 3) Manny expresses the hope that a new society of immortal telepathic humans can be created on Tar'tron.

Gemini: Tar'tron: Seeds of a Future Mind

Sunlight streamed through the panoramic dome, bathing the chamber in an otherworldly glow. Eddy and Zeta, their zeptite bodies shimmering in the light, stood before a swirling vortex of data, the Reality Viewing System. Across from them, Manny the bumpha, her humanoid form radiating calm confidence, gestured to the shimmering portal.

"This, my friends," she said, her voice resonating with a strange, metallic harmony, "is the key to your mission and mine. It holds the tapestry of human history, woven from the threads of countless lives."

Reality Viewing by Mr. Wombo

Eddy, his gaze fixed on the swirling vortex, felt a tremor of awe. Zeta, ever the pragmatist, asked the question that hung heavy in the air.

"But why, Manny? Why us? Why Tar'tron?"

Manny's smile softened the sharp angles of her face. "You, Eddy and Zeta, were chosen for your bond, your empathy, your very humanness. Earth, as you know, teeters on the brink. Greed, violence, division - these are the fruits of your biological limitations. We, the bumpha, believe the answer lies in transcendence."

She gestured towards their bodies, the zeptite material faintly pulsing with contained energy. "You are no longer bound by flesh and bone. You are replicoids, immortal echoes of your former selves. Tar'tron, this pristine world, is your canvas. Here, we hope to cultivate a new society, one where telepathic connection fosters understanding and cooperation."

Zeta's brow furrowed. "But how? Can memories of a past life truly build a future?"

Manny's gaze met Zeta's, her eyes shimmering with an ancient wisdom. "The Reality Viewing System allows you to select individuals from Earth's past, imprinting their essence into zeptite forms. These replicoids will carry the knowledge, the triumphs and failures of their past lives, yet be free from the shackles of mortality and prejudice."

She placed a hand on the vortex, the swirling data momentarily solidifying into a vibrant tableau. "See, this is Leonardo da Vinci, his mind alight with invention. Imagine him, unburdened by age, his genius blossoming anew. Or here," she pointed to another scene, "Marie Curie, her spirit ablaze with scientific curiosity. Together, they could fuel a world of innovation."

Eddy, captivated by the possibilities, felt a surge of excitement. "And how do we choose them?"

Image by DALL-E3.

Manny's smile returned. "Intuition, my friend. Let your hearts guide you. Seek individuals who embody the qualities you wish to cultivate in this new society. Remember, you are not merely resurrecting the past, but shaping the future."

As Zeta and Eddy stepped closer to the Reality Viewing System, the vortex hummed, promising a universe of potential. The weight of their mission settled upon them, but it was not a burden, but a challenge, an opportunity to leave their mark on a future painted with the brushstrokes of human history.

The first page turned, leaving the echoes of their conversation hanging in the air, a prelude to the grand experiment unfolding on Tar'tron. The fate of humanity, it seemed, rested on the shoulders of two immortal beings and the choices they were about to make.

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I provided the same story prompt to Claude and got this reply....

Claude:

Figure 1. Image by Gemini.

Here is a draft of the first page for the new science fiction story "Seeds of a Future Mind":

Eddy and Zeta stood in awe before the towering Reality Viewing System. Its metallic walls glimmered under the bright lights of Manny's laboratory.

"Welcome my friends," said Manny, her voice warm and melodic. Though not human, Manny's chosen form was a tall woman with kind eyes and silver hair. "I've brought you here from Earth to be the first replicoid humans on the planet Tar'tron."

Eddy rubbed his temple, struggling to comprehend. "So we're no longer our original biological selves?"

Manny nodded. "You are now immortal, with bodies made of zeptites. I erased your memories of the transfer so as not to alarm you. But know that your replicoid selves are identical to Eddy and Zeta of Earth in every way, except you cannot age or die."

"Why have you done this?" asked Zeta, her voice tinged with fear.

"I aim to create a new society here - one where telepathic, ethical immortals like yourselves can thrive." Manny's voice grew brighter. "Imagine a world where violence and pain are obsolete, a world of cooperation, trust and understanding. You were selected because your minds showed great promise for this goal."

Eddy squeezed Zeta's hand, comforted by her familiar warmth.

Figure 2

Manny gestured to the Reality Viewer. "Now, let us begin. It is time to select your first citizens..."

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Gemini came up with the title "Seeds of a Future Mind" and then I passed that title along to Claude. 

In the text prompt that I provided, I told the chatbots about zeptite replicoids: "These immortalized copies of biological humans are known as 'replicoids' and they are visibly indistinguishable from biological humans." I guess Claude felt it was okay to suggest that you can detect a zeptite replicoid by touch: "She gestured towards their bodies, the zeptite material faintly pulsing with contained energy."

I was not impressed by the image that Gemini created for this scene (Figure 1, above). I tried pressing the "generate more" button, but got nothing. Gemini mysteriously said, "I can't generate these images. Enter a new prompt to generate more images." I tried providing a slightly modified text prompt:

Me: Gemini, please generate an image for this science fiction story to illustrate: sunlight streams through a panoramic dome, bathing the chamber in an otherworldly glow. A man and a woman, their bodies shimmering in the light, stand before a swirling vortex of data. Across from them, Manny the bumpha, her humanoid form radiating calm confidence, gestures to a shimmering portal  

Gemini: We are working to improve Gemini’s ability to generate images of people. We expect this feature to return soon and will notify you in release updates when it does.

Figure 3

 Me: Gemini, please generate an image for this science fiction story ("Tar'tron: Seeds of a Future Mind") to illustrate the following: sunlight streams through a panoramic dome, bathing a chamber in an otherworldly glow. Two humanoid robots, their bodies shimmering in the light, stand before a swirling vortex of data. Across from them, a humanoid alien bumpha, her humanoid form radiating calm confidence, gestures to a shimmering portal  

Gemini: Sure, here is an image for the science fiction story "Tar'tron: Seeds of a Future Mind": {see Figures 2 (above) and 3 (to the left). 

This time, the third image was generated when I clicked on the "Generate more" button.}

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For some reason, Claude generated a significantly longer "page 1" than did Gemini. I had to ask Claude to continue the story...

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Me: Claude, please continue generating this new story from the point were you stopped at the end of your previous message of this conversation. In the next part of the story, Manny the bumpha shows Eddy and Zeta how to use the Reality Viewing System to select a person from Earth's historical timeline and create a zeptite replicoid copy of that person.

Claude: Here is a continuation of the story:

Manny placed her slender hand on the Reality Viewer. Suddenly, its metallic walls became transparent, opening a window into what seemed like endless space and time.

 "With this system, you can peer into any point across Earth's history," explained Manny. "Then, if you find a human suitable for our purposes, I can generate a replicoid version here on Tar'tron."

Eddy and Zeta shared an uneasy glance. Then Eddy stepped forward, mesmerized by the images flashing across the screen. He saw ancient battles, bustling cities, solitary wanderers - entire lifetimes flickering by.

"Stop," said Zeta, pointing at the image of a young woman bent over a writing desk, scribbling furiously with a quill pen. "She seems intelligent and thoughtful. Let's select her."

Manny smiled. "Jane Austen it is. An excellent choice." She waved her hand and the image changed to show the same woman standing before them inside the lab, looking bewildered.

"Welcome, Jane," said Manny warmly.

Jane blinked hard several times. "I must be dreaming..." she murmured.

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I was expecting that Claude and Gemini might depict Eddy and Zeta as selecting someone who they had personally known on Earth as the first person for the Reality Viewer equipment to copy and bring to Tar'tron. Of course, I did not explain to Claude and Gemini that the scene with Eddy and Zeta on Tar'tron is part of "The Femtobot Smuggler" (scene #15). In "The Femtobot Smuggler", Manny provides Eddy and Zeta with a Reality Viewer that can access all of the past Realities of Earth, but not the Final Reality. Manny knows that if given the chance, Eddy and Zeta would bring copies of their immediate family to Tar'tron. But before showing Eddy and Zeta on Tar'tron, scene #14 shows the slow road to Tar'tron...

Inside Many Sails.

Scene 14 of "The Femtobot Smuggler". 

F. Tyhry, F. Marda and F. Anthony were teleported onboard a spaceship called Many Sails. Many Sails was the physical form that Manny the bumpha used when transporting people or femtobots between the stars. Many Sails spoke to F. Tyhry, F. Marda and F. Anthony: "Welcome aboard. We are now on our way to Tar'tron... E.T.A. 34 days, 9 hours from now. Please relax and let me know if you need anything."

F. Anthony asked, "Who said that?"

Many Sails replied, "I am this spaceship. I am an artificial life-form."

Tyhry went to the starboard window and looked out at the stars that were slipping past. She asked, "Faster than light travel?"

Many Sails confirmed that they were traveling at about 30 light-years per hour. "This is the fastest speed that the Huaoshy have been able to transport hadrons and hierions through space." Many Sails felt no need to refer to Tyhry as F. Tyhry. "Tyhry, the replicoid copies of your parents were teleported directly to Tar'tron."

Tyhry gazed up towards the ceiling where the voice of Many Sails seemed to originate. "Wait... what?"

Many Sails was able to monitor the thoughts of Tyhry. "Ah, I understand your confusion. Manny failed to inform you that the immortal replicoid copies of your parents are composed of zeptite components. Since their bodies are made of sedrons, a bumpha teleporter was able to send them almost instantaneously from Earth to Tar'tron."

sedrons

Tyhry complained, "I feel sorry for Eddy and Zeta... all alone on a strange exoplanet. Do they know we are on our way?"

Many Sails replied, "No, for some reason, Manny has not told them. But don't feel bad... Eddy and Zeta are no longer alone."

Tyhry was telepathically linked to Marda. Marda telepathically suggested to Tyhry: Maybe Tar'tron has its own native species of intelligent creature.

Many Sails explained, "No, Marda, as a world of the Galactic Core, Tar'tron is periodically hit by a gamma ray burst. All higher life forms on Tar'tron were eliminated by such a radiation burst only about fifteen million years ago."

Marda asked, "You can sense my thoughts?"

"Yes, your three minds are open to me." Many Sails added, "It is best that we continue to speak, for Anthony's sake."

Tyhry asked Many Sails, "What can we do during this long journey?"

Many Sails replied, "That is your choice. However, I sense that you are concerned about your parents. I have a Reality Viewer that you can use."

Marda asked, "Reality Viewer?"

Grean the Kac'hin.

Tyhry told Marda, "This is why you should have read those old stories that your mother wrote. In her novel about the Ekcolir Reality, Rylla wrote extensively about how Grean the Kac'hin made use of Reality Viewing technology while making plans for the Final Reality."

Marda said, "I know about that. Reality Viewers were used to View the future, but time travel is no longer possible."

Tyhry nodded. "True, but I believe that my father's Reality Simulation System uses similar bumpha technology to provide access to past realities... and I know my parents have experimented with simulations of the Final Reality." Tyhry asked, "Where is this Reality Viewing equipment? Can I use it to see my parents on Tar'tron?"

Many Sails explained, The Reality Viewing equipment is built into me." Suddenly, a view of her parents appeared in front of Tyhry.

Scene 15 of "The Femtobot Smuggler".

On Tar'tron, Manny the bumpha was with the immortal copies of Eddy and Zeta. Sunlight streamed down with the otherworldly light of Tar'tron's sun. Eddy and Zeta, now in the form of their youthful thirty-year-old bodies, stood before a swirling vortex of data being displayed by a Reality Viewing System. 

Across from them, Manny the bumpha, her human form confident, gestured to the shimmering portal where all the past Realities could be observed in vivid detail. "This, my friends," she spoke with the tones of her voice resonating with a strangely non-human harmony, "is the key to your mission. This Reality Viewer holds the tapestry of human history, woven from the threads of countless lives."

Eddy, his gaze fixed on the swirling vortex, felt a tremor of awe. His research had brought him descriptions of Viewer technology, but this was the first time he had ever been witness to a view of the past. 

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Zeta, ever the pragmatist, asked the question that hung heavy in the air. "But why, Manny? Why did you bring us here to Tar'tron? Why not leave us on Earth?"

Manny's smile creased her face. "You know that the bumpha planned for an ultimate transcendence of Humanity into the Sedron Domain. A step towards that goal is transforming biological humans into artificial life-forms. The other major step is the development of human telepathy. Humans must learn to exist in a society where thoughts are shared openly with other. Here, on this world, you two will bring into existence a human culture with immortal replicoid versions of human beings. I am tasking you with also making the members of this culture all have telepathic abilities."

She gestured towards their bodies, "You are no longer bound by flesh and bone. You are replicoids, immortal echoes of your former biological selves. Tar'tron is your canvas. Here, you will make a new society, one where telepathic connection fosters understanding and cooperation."

Zeta's brow furrowed. "But how?" Zeta ran her hands along the soft contours of her body. On Earth, she had been in her mid-eighties and beyond the reproductively fertile stage of her life. "Can I now have more children?"

Manny's gaze met Zeta's, her eyes shimmering with an ancient wisdom. "Yes, you are able to have more children. Also, the Reality Viewing System allows you to select individuals from Earth's past, imprinting their essence into the form of replicoid copies that will carry the knowledge, the triumphs and failures of their past lives, yet be free from the shackles of mortality and prejudice."

Manny waved a hand at the vortex, the swirling data momentarily solidifying into a vibrant tableau. "Look! This is Leonardo da Vinci, his mind alight with invention. Imagine him, unburdened by age, his genius blossoming anew. Or here," she pointed to another scene that came into focus, "Marie Curie, her spirit ablaze with scientific curiosity. Together, they could fuel technological innovation for Tar'tron."

Eddy, captivated by the possibilities, felt a surge of excitement. "And how do we choose among all the billions who have lived on Earth?"

Manny explained. "I trust your instincts and intuition, my friend. Let your hearts guide you. Seek individuals who embody the qualities you wish to cultivate in a new society. Remember, you are building on the past triumphs of Earth and shaping the future."

As Zeta and Eddy stepped closer to the Reality Viewing System, the vortex hummed, promising a universe of potential. The weight of their mission settled upon them, but it was not a burden, but a challenge, an opportunity to leave their mark on a future painted with the brushstrokes of human history.

The Reality Viewing System was tuned to their thoughts. An image of Tyhry, Marda and Systolina appeared in the data display of the Viewer. Zeta reached out, but her hand passed right through the projected image of her daughter. Zeta asked, "How do we make a copy of Tyhry materialize here on this world?"

Manny explained, "You can only view the Final Reality. Try Viewing a past Reality."

Eddy told his wife, "I have an idea." He thought about the Ekcolir Reality and a place he had never seen: Siteq. There displayed before Eddy and Zeta was a strange city populated by a human variant. Eddy said, "Siteq, where Manny designed telepathic humans."

Zeta asked, "Asterothropes?"

The tryp'At phenotype.

Manny told Zeta, "I carried out a guided evolution project, converting Asterothropes into the tryp'At. Your daughter's telepathic abilities were crafted at Siteq, in the far future of the Ekcolir Reality."

Eddy had long suspected that he was tryp'At, a human variant that had been crafted by aliens. He was intrigued by the idea that his daughter might have telepathic abilities.

Suddenly, a copy of the tryp'At hermaphrodite who they were Viewing, materialized beside Eddy and Zeta. The tryp'At calmly asked: Teleportation?

Eddy could sense a weak telepathic signal from the tryp'At. He looked around, but Manny was gone. Speaking out-loud for Zeta's benefit, Eddy gestured towards the data vortex of the Viewer and said, "This is similar to teleportation. However, your biological body has been copied... you are now an artificial life-form." The construction of a new telepathic society on Tar'tron had begun.

Next: collaborating with Gemini and Claude to write scenes 16 and 17 of "The Femtobot Smuggler".

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