|
Return To the Celestial Review (This does NOT open a new window) Return To the Index (This does NOT open a new window) Note, to make reading multi-part stories easier, story links (links with dejanews.com or www.qz.to, NOT the review or profile links) will open up a new browser window. When you are done reading the story, or section of the story simply CLOSE the story window. |
|
"The Garden Of Tranquility" by Dg (high tech chicanery, sex, and romance)
10, 10, 10
"The Garden Of Tranquility" By DG (dionysian1@hotmail.com). Jace is a sexy, intelligent man in his thirties who runs a company called Custom Virtual Environments. At the beginning of the story we find him literally immersed in his work - making a virtual deep-sea dive in a beautiful but dangerous aquatic virtual environment. Recent improvements in the technology had led to an unforeseen quantum leap in the quality of the VR experience. An unforeseen, tragic consequence is that people have been dying during the VR experience - brain seizures, heart attacks, and things of that ilk. I assume you can think of some less tragic consequences. But that sort of thing might be even riskier than you can imagine. It seems that Jace is virtually in love with Karma, who is the virtual representation of a rep for a huge software company with whom he is currently negotiating an alliance. She's the most beautiful and enticing woman he has ever met. In the virtual Garden of Tranquility they do some testing of Jace's genital unit (a component of his biointerface with which you may be unfamiliar). This story gives new meaning to the saying that the brain is the most important sex organ. Which explains my lust for Alex Trebek. The question in the back of your mind, of course, is why is this so dangerous? If I told you, I'd have to kill you. All I can say is that it has something to do with neo-luddites and Pandora's box. I'll take Pandora's box for $1000, Alex. Ratings for "The Garden Of Tranquility" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 10 Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10 |