Dr. Norton sat on a sofa as he examined the book given to him by Mr. Luthor. He read in detail, page to page as he waited for LUCY to completely go offline. He didn't expect it would take this long.The book was a journal kept by Dr. Norton throughout his journey in both realities."Wow.... I really lived a life. A record of things I've done, things I'm doing, and things I'm going to do....this is fascinating. I wonder how it ends."Dr. Norton said."My core functions are still operative, I can engage in conversations. You don't have to speak to yourself.""Thanks for that. But I wasn't really talking to you.""This might be your last chance to really connect with me.""Stop being a crybaby.""20% through the shutdown."LUCY said."Why is this taking so long? I can just choose to not carry you around with me.""You don't seem to understand.""Clarify then.""The nucleus is recording this shutdown process right now, everything we've done and everywhere we've been have already been reco
"Everything is until it isn't""Everything is until it isn't""Everything is until it isn't"Dr. Norton muttered as he stared at his whiteboard while fiddling with the marker held between his fingers."Two universes, infinite timelines all tied together in an eternal causal loop. Every attempt to end the loop has led to this very moment. I've already done this an infinite number of times, I'm doing it right now and I'll do it again. But if everything I'm doing has already been done, this means I've already ended the loop. But if I'd ended the loop, I wouldn't still be here doing all these. None of this would even exist. This doesn't make any sense."Dr. Norton said to himself as he pondered on the equations he had written on the whiteboard."LUCY said we're in the process of ending the loop, but all processes within the loop have already happened. Unless......."He gave a long pause as the look of realization possessed his face."Holy Shit."He said as he got out of the chair in haste
She filled the tiny cup with the contents of the teapot. Still, in her bathrobe, she slowly walked to the sofa with the cup in her hands. She sat down and took a sip.The room was dimly lit, it was quiet. The sun had set and the night was still young.She heard as the door gently opened. She wasn't expecting anyone. Her husband was upstairs and Katy was still missing.The silhouette of a dark hooded figure encompassed the room as he helped himself. Mrs. Smith didn't flinch. She watched as this individual made his way to a nearby sofa and sat slowly.She took a sip from the cup."Been a while, Eric, what brings you here?"He slowly took off the hood.He looked unkempt."You're looking good."She said,"How are you doing Erica?"He asked."Well, everything that happened while we were kids is happening right now. Except I'm the only one here to experience it.""I'm sorry about that. But you already know how all these play out.""Easy for you to say. You were not stuck in the past."She s
The melodies from the birds filled the air. The cold morning was illuminated by the radiant sunlight piercing the clouds. The trapped fluids escaped the damp soil and leaves with the help of the warmth provided by the sunlight. Lush vegetation, flourishing in an exquisite display of nature’s ingenuity.It isn’t uncommon for individuals to only associate vegetation with nature. To them, green is synonymous with nature. They fail to also realize that nature is beyond this and more. They do not understand that nature is also the law and the guiding principle that guides the growth of vegetation. It is the mechanism that makes vegetation possible. Nature is the desert, it is life, it is death, it is sickness, it is health. It is the source and end of all we experience. It’s neither good nor bad, it just is. We’re also nature, our arbitrary rules of perception and subjective value judgment are all expressions of nature.Dr. Norton and others have spent most of their lives trying to underst
A few months have passed since Erickson helped Selene Lawson with the mass arrest. A lot has changed for Erickson since then. He now lives, works, and learns at Gaia Corp thanks to Mr. Richards. He’s now healthy, eats well, has a roof over his head, and also access to all the books containing all the details he could ever ask for.He still worked with Selene Lawson to get other street criminals associated with the gang. They freed the kids from the orphanage and gave them a better home. The attendants were exposed and arrested for their barbaric treatment of the kids.Things seemed to be going well.Over the months, Erickson met other gifted kids like him. He formed and developed a close friendship with a boy his age called Tyrell. They were inseparable. But of course, they weren’t the only ones. Selene Lawson had a daughter named Jessica. She was always clashing with Erickson due to his relationship with her mother. One would say she was jealous.Everyone at Gaia Corp called him “Eri
Dr. Tyrell dutifully walked behind Gretchen as they made their way to the President's office. They were first beamed to the top floor surrounded by heavy security. The hallway was laced with cameras, motion detectors, and other high-security equipment."Paranoid much?"Dr. Tyrell said as he glanced at the security operatives."Given the times, you should understand."Gretchen said to him.She wore a simple pencil gown that hung to her body tightly, showing her hourglass figure. The high heels emphasized her height and gave more potency to her already intimidating figure. Her hair was tied into a donut at the back, her succulent full lips were well glossed, her eyes were deep-set, and her eyebrows were well carved.Her bust was prominent, but not as prominent as her butt. The gown even made it more visible.She oozed confidence, class, poise, and competence.Dr. Tyrell was intimidated and aroused at the same time.He was in a brown coat, black trousers, and buttoned sleeves underneath,
He slowly walked around the giant table as he approached the giant teleway. With his hands behind his back, he silently stared at the teleway. Its bluish-white light illuminated his face. He basked in the low humming sound of the teleway.“You really don’t have to stand there, you know. Don’t you think it’s a little bit too much?”A hooded figure left the shadows and came into the light.“What are you doing here, Eric?”“I only came here to get the logs, I don’t want any trouble.”“I believe you’re decades too late.”"Apparently!”“I’m afraid Katy took the logs years ago, right before your father got his hands on them.”“Hmmm”“You’ve really changed over the past couple of years, way so different from your younger self, of course, the attitude is still there.”Mr Luthor said.“Now, tell me something Eric, why do you need those logs?! Are you still trying to track down your father?”Adult Eric was silent.“You know, he might very well be dead. Well, the concept of death tends to lose a
Olympus is a city worthy of awe having a population of only 3000 people mostly scientists, engineers, and medical doctors. It's a haven for nerds. Equipped with the latest tech for convenient living not to mention the high-rise buildings with alien architectures. The city can be described as a giant laboratory rather than an extension or part of a political structure like normal cities. There were no governors or political figures policing the affairs of Olympus, it was a paradise separate from the outside world and for good reasons.The city of Olympus located 400,000km away from earth was covered in a dome, the city being the dome itself found a patch of land on the far side of the moon. Putting it together was an engineering wonder. The scene wouldn't have been possible if not for the discovery of gravitons, a few decades ago. For a long time gravity has escaped the grasp of physicists, they've been able to summarize the entire universe into two groups; forces of nature and particle