With the whorlic shield tattered and torn, it was relatively easy to detect a number of networks in reasonably close proximity. There was no guide network, and it took all of the short branch points and one of the longer ones to descend slowly and incrementally. Focus on propulsion was paramount as feedback and control loops clicked closed.
Scanning in the direction of travel, I detected two large central networks that were similar to the two that had provided the rapid propulsion to this damaging event. After a short conversation with the person in control of the propulsive networks, and the transfer of an item of value, the return trip began. I adjusted the offsets and re-nulled the reference signals once the acceleration phase was complete and the rate of travel was more constant.
The familiar clatter of transport on the compression-relaxation channel continued at a steady rate. With each clack that registered, there was a mental distancing that occurred with the central network. The bubble had been packed away, and many of the memories that had been formed during the bombardment session were tagged for later resolution and processing. As the clattering slowed in pace and eventually stopped, the rightmost long branch point was utilized to unblock the exit path. This was odd, since the exit path had usually been opened by the controlling network, which in this case, made nary a move to assist.
October 26, 2010
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