Asimov's Science Fiction: March 2014 - Plot & Excerpts
My favorite 'genres' are ballet and contemporary. Dance is the interaction of space, time, and the body. This story is about the disruption of all three." I It all began with a picnic. A flat, grassy plain on the muggy surface of Omega-Alpha-III. Volcano to the north, algae-green forest on all sides. Sparkling wine in plastic cups for Cail and Akhtar, pear juice for Emmy. An afternoon on land to relieve the boredom of geosynchrous orbit. Cail rested his eyes as Akhtar examined the exotic grass, in its prebudding stage. An eerie silence crept up on them. They looked at each other, then looked around the picnic site, and back at each other. "Emmy," they both said at once. Emmy, who was gone. After a scan of the horizon, Cail saw an Emmy-shaped silhouette walking toward the volcanic caves. He sprinted after her, calling for her. She did not stop. She seemed very determined to explore. She had always been that way. The cave was illuminated by an Ancient portal, glowing purple.
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