The Reality of Imagination

Observing the chaotic patterns in the upper portions of the central network was enlightening, as I was once again able to add to my pattern bank. It was always of interest to see how an observed original pattern would flitter from one zone to the next, triggering various responses. Most of the resulting patterns just faded away, but others were stronger, grew, and became more organized.

Here, in this space, it became possible to trigger response patterns and see if they fit any of the new concepts that were floating about. With some help from the pairs, we excited a possible matching pattern, based on what we knew, not on what we had observed, and injected it into the central network. It was a simple pattern, one that we had observed when the pairs were back on the canopy, working the to amplify the results of the molecular detectors.

I really had no idea what the pattern was, but it had a cascade effect throughout the entire central network. As it spread, the network sprang to life, and sizzled with communication pulses. We began to detect rapid shifts that caused the synchro-stabilizer running on the Seven to heave violently, and the photon detectors shot into activity. A reverse shift on the external forces followed by a shudder, and the photon detectors trailed back to their restful state. It took some time for the interesting patterns to once again populate the upper portions of the central network.