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This week's snippet is from a short story, 'Sporulators', more dystopian/scifi, than anything I've written to date. It falls nowhere in a romance genre. Shocking, huh? ( <--Tongue-in-cheek-sort-of).
Last week's excerpt ended with this:
Luke cut him off. “Minimal? That, I could understand, but according to my flight contract, communication has been nonexistent.”.
This week, Klars speaks first.
The snippet:
“We’re sure there’s a good reason for it.”
“Oh, there’s a reason for it--you can bet your gravity boots on that. But you might not think it’s a good one once we get there.”
“Please, Eastwold, less drama, more logic.”
Blood pounded in Luke’s ears. That little cocksure thorn in his side had no idea who he was riling up. He counted to ten, measuring his breaths as he exhaled, completely missing the first part of Klars’ babble as the man droned on.
“A decade of planning, designing, and building went into the flagship of our agricultural worlds. The future of human food rests on its success. And you are aware that its design is self-supporting, right?”
That's it for this week. Thanks for visiting! I am truly grateful for comments, suggestions, and for you taking the time to read it.
At this point, I put more stock in Luke's skepticism than Klars's babble. Of course, the choice of the word 'babble' is a dead giveaway, so I can take no credit if I'm right.
ReplyDeleteGravity boots? I cracked up reading this. If you don't mind, I'll have to find a way to write this. Just kidding, my friend. You do have a way with words.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it might not be a good reason, but there's always a reason. Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteSelf-supporting? That's great and all, unless something happened to take out that system. I'm very worried about what happened down there.
ReplyDeleteIt occurs to me that if the future of human food rests on the success of this world, all the more reason to keep a close eye on it! Klars's pointed unconcern seems very self-contradictory and short-sighted.
ReplyDeleteYeah. He is trying to gloss over Eastwold's suspicions. Thanks for visiting, Ian!
DeleteOh, sounds like they have a rocky work relationship ahead. I bet my gravity boots!
ReplyDeleteHaha! My gravity boots, too! Thanks, Nancy. :-)
DeleteThe future of human food is quite a lot to have at stake here! And also a clever concept, so kudos. I hope Luke can master his temper or disdain or whatever he's feeling and find a way to cope while they problem solve. Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jean!! :-)
DeleteIf the future of human food rests on this planet, they may be in for a huge shock and disaster. Great tension building!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jenna! :-)
DeleteThe two men are certainly at cross-purposes. A good way of feeding bits of information.
ReplyDeleteThey are! Thanks, Aurora!
DeleteOh he is a cocky little so and so isn't he - and I had to laugh at the sentence about the gravity boots too! Great snippet, Teresa!
ReplyDeleteYes he is! A takedown is coming, no doubt. ;-) Thanks, Lyn!
DeleteGood snippit, Teresa. Lots of info in few words.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Diane!
DeleteThe future of human food is at stake. That's quite important. I could feel the tension in the snippet.
ReplyDeleteGlad to read that! Thanks!
DeleteKnowing this planet is so important really ratchets up the tension. Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteThanks! :-)
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