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Rated: E · Short Story · Sci-fi · #1770151
This is a short story I recently wrote. Let me know what you think.
How can he do that? More to the point, what do we do about it?
Perhaps we should give him some space until we understand what is going on.
Yes, I believe that is for the best.
~

By rights he shouldn’t be able to perceive this place, let alone get here. He didn’t understand it, how could he? But he was here anyway.
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What is he doing?
I think he is trying to get his bearings.
Sure, sure. But how is that going to help him?
What would you do, if you discovered an extra dimension?
Fair point.
~

He was rubbing his eyes and twisting his body wildly, which had two effects: One, he was moving through another dimension with some success; Two, he was doing so blindly.
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Do you think we should help him?
I think he has enough to deal with without meeting extra dimensional beings, too.
But he is going to hurt himself, if he keeps that up!
Look! He is starting to get the hang of it.
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It was true. He was getting the hang of it but that wasn’t really what he wanted. He just wanted it to be over and he got his wish but not before he knocked himself out.
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Well, looks like we have a decision to make.
Do you think we will have time to consult the others?
We cannot be sure how long he will be out for.
So what should we do?
We can take him back to the flatlands and miss out on an opportunity or…
Or… we could help him adjust?
We could do with an ambassador to the flatlands.
True. But is he the right one for the job?
He is the only one who can do the job.
So we help him adjust. How do we do that exactly?
Your guess is as good as mine.
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