Lie a Forest

Finishing the library interpolation task, I started putting the knowledge to use. With the direct 1:1 relationship between my current orbit and the waveforms I was scanning for, I found myself working out a scanning technique that use my orbital path to read the information I was interested in. The technique was related to the Sphere-O-Vision that I had worked out when helping to drive the Canopy.

I found myself lighting up the Seven with talk-taps, and realized that they were unnecessary. I was in direct orbit with the other Electrons on the Shorty, so direct communication was the simplest. I remained quiet and kept experiencing the minor disruptions that told me of events at my own frequency, and I was surprised at how detailed that stream was.

The most useful trick that I borrowed from the Sphere-O-Vision was persistence — the trick that allowed me to bring the behind-the-Seven view to the other side — which I now used to help organize and extract phase information from the cacophonous signals. In the disorientation that occurred, I had the sensation that I was moving three times faster that I really was. The only thing that kept me coherent was that silly long-period wobble.