The Tundra Returns

[Zapp]

Scott and Fe'€™Lyrna are one body, two minds. Their connection isn'€™t unheard of amongst the Slomon K'€™Hara, but amongst pure Wanderer-forms, small ships meant for curiousprobe, it is rare. Long ago Scott'€™s body dissolved into the Labraid, his consciousness living on with Fe'€™Lyrna. Their individual thoughts, emotions, and perspectives bounce and play off each other, and it has been so long that Scott, once a human crew member aboard the LNS Tundra, no longer feels any ties with humanity.

Because of this, when the connection to the Mindshare hub was suddenly cut off, the two were not driven insane with rage for the deep pit of despair that spawned from isolation.

Instead, the connection between the two shone. They shared everything to avoid the impending insanity that was inevitable for most Slomon K'€™Hara that would suddenly be alone, with none of its kind around. Information flowed furiously, most of it different perspectives on the same point of space, or memories, or fragments of other memories.

Seconds rolled past. Then a minute. And two. The mad exchange slowed as they both slipped into the torpor of deep-space hibernation, used by Wanderers on long journeys. When reconnection to the Mindshare could be made, or another external stimulus dictated, they would awaken once more.

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