Consequential Corners

Propulsion was always interesting. As each pulse of motion occurred, a small twiddle was observed in my orbit. By paying careful attention to the direction and distance covered with each pulse, it became possible to characterized the distance travelled. In many cases, only one kind of turn was executed, and eventually, we arrived back at the same place. While not precisely round, the route taken was, by nature, a loop — just like my normal orbit.

In this case, the route was direct, with several alternations of direction working together to create an overall direction that was otherwise impractical, and making this one of the longer propulsion sessions. Conversation continued, with still other persons, albeit brief and restricted to friendly salutations, greetings, but in most cases, just a brief dip of the network and a woggle of an extended branch point.

I locked in on the transmission sequence from the unGrid that was busily processing what symbology was present in the photon detector stream, discovering that this place had been visited before on numerous occasions. Usually, a visit involved a restful and interesting presentation that appealed to the central network in a curious sort of way. This time, the event was quite a bit more festive, with a degree of celebration and glee. Many more people were present than at the regular visits, and participation was far more involved than usual.