Three months ago I
challenged myself to create a new character for the
Exode Saga. I'm now fairly happy with that character:
Nirutam. However, Nirutam was/is something of a disposable character. I want some remnant of Nirutam to remain on Earth and as inspiration I'm using the image shown to the right on this page.
In my imagination, the image shown to the right makes me think of
Dani, an artificial life copy of the positronic robot
Daneel, who exists in the
Final Reality. In my imagination, that's not a sword. After Nirutam dies, Dani finds a vial of
infites that Nirutam wanted to be passed on to
the Editor.
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What information might Nirutam try to pass along to the Editor after her death?
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| Dani with Nirutam's infites. |
Nirutam might be particularly concerned with making sure that Dani does not remain on Earth after her death. Dani and Nirutam were on Earth, verifying that the terms of the
Trysta-Grean Pact had been met. Dani and Nirutam represented the two opposed sides in an ancient conflict: the Interventionist
bumpha and the more conservative
pek.
Zeta Gohrlay
I'm also imagining that
Zeta could play an important role in recognizing that Nirutam left behind some infites.
After Nirutam's death, the Editor would resume attending meetings of his science fiction
club. On such an occasion, Zeta might accompany the Editor to town, with plans to do some shopping. They would make use of Nirutam's former residence in town.
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| Part of Nirutam's collection of bottles. |
After shopping, Zeta goes to Nirutam's place for the first time. She is amused by Nirutam's eclectic style of decorating which mixed antique furnishings with pictures of galaxies, including images of Nirutam's home galaxy, Andromeda.
Zeta see's Nirutam's collection of antique bottles, which the Editor had previously described as holding a supply of the
special organic molecules that Nirutam needed in her diet.
However, Zeta notices one of the decorative bottles that has a familiar design. She suspects that it might contain
nanites, but she is unable to open the bottle.
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| The infite bottle rests on Nirutam's mantle. |
Dani arrives and he asks Zeta to open the bottle of nanites. He also suspects that it contains valuable infites from Nirutam. Having attended his writers club meeting, the Editor then arrives. Dani asks the Editor to open the bottle of infites, but Zeta telepathically warns him not to do so. Dani finally departs.
The Editor tries to open the bottle of infites, but he does not know how. Worried that Dani is still watching them, Zeta says that she is ready to return home, but she takes the infite bottle with them.
A few days later, Zeta admits that there is a way to open the bottle. It is designed to recognize the unique Asterothrope dental pattern. As a
tryp'At, the editor has fewer teeth than most Earthlings. He bites the top of the bottle and suddenly it opens, releasing a cloud of infites. The cloud of infites that comes out of the bottle seems to dissipate and the Editor is disappointed that they did not enter his body. Worried that the Editor has previously taken too many infites into his brain, Zeta is relieved. Only later do they learn that the infites took up residence inside their daughter (
Tihri).
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