Saturday, May 10, 2008
501. ed note: Destiny
In the moments after John said 'good-night' to Ariel, he proceeded to Bravo's pod. Locked in, he requested Snazzle to initiate the start sequence and lock-on to the supplied coordinates. Approximately thirty seconds later, all systems powered down. Before John could address Snazzle, the pod filled with the bright light of Kieran. In short, Kieran informed John that participating in the exchange would not be allowed. When queried why, Kieran responded: Destiny. Hers.
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I feel so much better after reading this.
I knew there was something to his decision!!!!
Oooooh, I feel so bad. On rereading this chapter it makes nothing clear. LMAO!
Ok, for the record, Kieran powered the Pod down to the utter surprise of both Snazzle and John. No doubt John was going until that intervention. The destiny Kieran speaks of is Kyra's.
Strumper, perhaps your version is the better one. Let me ponder the difference between John powering down the Pod because he decided to stay versus the deus ex of Kieran.
No, that's exactly what I thought after reading this.
I just meant that prior to reading this I thought that it was a decision that he, himself, had made and it was puzzling to me cos I didn't want him to not have the balls he needed.
But, he did have balls.
It wasn't him that made the decision.
That is why I felt better.
I'm the one not explaining myself very well.
What you said is what I meant. I got that out of it.
No worries.
Decision isn't even the right word.
Sorry.
xo
No worries. John's got the walnuts. :-D
Ah yes.
Joyful.
This is why the story is the story and why we love it so.
The not knowing as much as the knowing, the eternal wetting of the appetite and the equally eternal satisfaction. Destiny. Hers. What else to say than that I love that, no explanation, windows forever opening and not knowing, like life, whether either or any will ever know more than that, or whether at some point, in the future, there will come a time, a point of clarification where John can look back and say 'Now'. 'Now I understand'. I think perhaps however that it starts already, that just the decision itself - and I remember yet again, there was something in another chapter that I wanted to come back to - effected his daughter, their lives, their future and that his coming back may have given him just enough leeway, the opportunity that he needed to turn things around before he lost her (through losing himself) without even realizing that was what he was doing, or at least realizing fully the consequences, far-reaching, and beyond the grief and guilt and darkness of now. Ariel's future interview is worrisome, but Kieran intervening, a higher power so to speak, gives a sense of hope, that between his action and John's in his seeking of advice, his presence and ability therefore to observe his daughter, much if not all is salvageable and what we do know above all else, for the fact that it was an amendment and therefore not forgettable, she loves her father. Then. Still.
Feeling high and happy in the midst of so many chapters. :-) Missing you still, and more, though. :-)
Well, just wait till my next John and Ariel chapter. I see it in my mind. Wish I had a magic wand I could just wave and the chapter would appear exactly as I see it, emotions and soundtrack complete. These scenes are so powerful in my mind's eye that sometimes I wish I didn't have to write them because they always look so pale in written translation from my mind and heart. Let's just say this one has the potential to solicit tears. :-)
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