Hey Everyone!! :-)
Here's a little bit more of the third installment in the Petri Dish Chronicles! As always, the disclaimer is that this is a draft and, as such, it's unedited and likely full of errors and is subject to revision, revamping, and being completely scrapped and rewritten. But, with that in mind, I'm reasonably satisfied with the basics of it, at least at the moment, or I wouldn't have bothered posting it. Enjoy! :-)
Excerpt from the third Petri Dish book:
And people can ‘eat' in another way. As you learned when
this project was under discussion, the limiting factors that force the
meat-bound back to their bodies, however temporarily, are rest and energy
sufficient to maintain their mental patterns. Rest, as we talked about, can
only be compensated for in the short term, not substituted or simulated in the
long term. But energy can be traded and boosted. Not as efficiently or
effectively as the Arcanum are doing for you, but to an extent an individual’s
time in the rainbow can be extended. If they can pay for it.”
“It can?” Petri looked to her friend for confirmation.
Chessie nodded. “Yeah, hun. It’s not a great idea; there can be bad side effects. Especially, if the energy turns out to have not been made to be compatible with the person who gets it.”
“The formatting process is always a challenge. So many variable and unknowns involved.” Vlad murmured absently. Focusing his attention back on Petri, he continued, “Perhaps you’ll be able to help us with that, Per Dish. When you succeed, the knowledge we gain from learning how such a connection can be made has the potential to hold answers to any number of problems we’ve been unable to solve up to this point.” Something flashed in the enigmatic entity’s eyes that Petri thought might be what passed for excitement with him. “All the more reason for us to get started.”
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