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 Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:37 pm
Yes, that suit was the only piece of clothing I ever wore. I didn't even own it. Well compare it to what I'm wearing now, and it should be an indication of the differences between their world and mine.
I'll admit though, Terra is everything I wish Omegatropolis had been. Its functional, organized, peaceful, and from the way it looked, everyone was happy... I suppose that sort of thing is easier to accomplish with just a few hundred people, as opposed to the few million or so that live in Omegatropolis.
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:42 pm
*Mystina blinked a few times* Millions...of people in one city? I... *She was rather shocked at the thought of so many people in one place* How do they move or breathe or have enough space?
*She let the words sink in, trying to figure out how this would work* I would like to know more about your world. Is it, or should I say, was it on Earth?
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:55 pm
:::Cora nodded:::
It was the last city on earth. There are colonies of humanoids living outside the solar system now, but they no longer communicate with earth. The nature of the relationship with the colonies is nearly alien now though. The humans on earth had a falling out with the humans in space a long time ago so... we stopped making contact. It always involved conflict and resources either on earth or on the colonies were too valuable too waste on war.
I'm sorry, I digress. Omegatropolis isn't a city the way you might think of a city. Not like the modern cities or neocities. Its an Omega city. It spans :::Cora did a conversion into the metric system::: 3106.86 cubed kilometers.
It is entirely enclosed, to protect humans from the bio-hazardous state earth's environment is currently in. The population, among a large number of other things, is kept under strict control, to avoid expending resources.
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:01 pm
*Mystina understood now, and understood why it was called 'Omega', it all clicked* I think I understand, I remember Kara telling me some about the city and about how the people in power shouldn't have been.
The earth was hazardous....*She said the words like a child, every time she thought of that it made her sad. It also filled her with horror*
Er...forgive me for asking but how exactly did they keep the population under control?
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:02 pm
Humans stopped having sex.
:::Cora answered quite simply:::
It became taboo.
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:04 pm
*This confused Mystina even moreso*
Then, how did they create babies? I remember you were disturbed when you found out that there was one inside of me...
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:07 pm
Humans didn't bear offspring. You have to understand my reaction. No one, in hundreds of years, had ever grown another human being inside themselves. I mean, it just became grotesque,
:::Cora's face turned a bit, trying not to express that it still bothered her so much:::
...like some horrible parasite feeding off a woman's bulging viscera ...ughh... I'm sorry, I'm sorry... its still weird.
:::Cora held her breath for a second or two before breathing out:::
No, no human genes were gathered from two hosts and the material was used to produce offspring in a laboratory setting. :::She straitened herself out a bit:::
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:12 pm
*Mystina blinked a few times, she understood the reaction* I can understand it, it's not something you were used to. Uhm...what did they grow the baby in though?
A bottle? Er... I can't figure out how you'd get the food to a baby like tha--*Before she finished the sentance, she faded out of the Brink. She would now continue trying to figure out how the hell you grew a baby if it wasn't in the womb in her own world*
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:18 pm
:::Cora sighed a breath of relief. She was glad not to have to discuss pregnancy any much further with Mystina
Her fingers rubbed the skin of her scalp again, still a bit raw from being pulled and braided. Then she yawned and look at the wine again. Yes, she could use some wine.:::
:::Soon Cora was back in her room, getting cozy with a bottle of cabernet sauvignon:::
*Exit Cora*
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:30 pm
[Apears next to bar with his hands out in front of him. His project and tools did not come with him. He turns slowly and looks around.*
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:33 pm
:::Kal fades in quietly, slumped sideways on a chair, his head resting on a table top. He slept peacefully:::
zz....zzzz.....zzz....
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:34 pm
[Examines the new arival and steps closer.]
[breathe]
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:38 pm
:::Kal hears what he thinks is the wind blowing through one of his open windows and he grumbles, tossing to one side:::
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:41 pm
[Leans head to one side and scans Kal. For a moment regular beeping can be heard.]
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:46 pm
::::grumble...grumble... beeping...?::::
:::Kal opens one eye, and for a moment, doesn't believe that he's seeing a half face/half metallic skull with glowing red eye staring at him. But when the sleep is chased away by reality, Kal lurches up from his sleeping position, too surprised even to gasp:::
:::His spine straitens in a flash against the back of his chair, almost causing him to tip backwards in it:::
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