CHINA TO THE RESCUE some sex, sci fi, magic humor

In the hot pool, Jo and Kurt had fun with the reprieved sextuplet. When the ladies found out this was a clothing optional concern, they hemmed and hawed a bit but Jo said, "The only tits you have to worry about are Chione's. Hers are absolutely amazing. But 15 minutes under a 40 watt lightbulb will give her third degree burns. That chick is pure WHITE! I felt positively flat chested the first time I saw them."

Kurt said, "I'm already intrigued with what I see. I just love orientals. Classy chicks! Sorry guys."

The two men just waved him off, "We're both in shock. Just how far back in time? 15000 years before the first Chinese Dynasty? Oh my goddess. Still, it's better than getting shot!"

That got many nods!

"And we're free...we can say and do what we want?"

"As long as you don't hurt anyone. The first law is "An it harm none, do as you will."

"That's pretty much all the law," commented Jo."We're fairly new at this. I have to admit, it's a hippies dream!"

Kurt brought up some goals, "We're supposed to be populating this continent from coast to coast in ten thousand years. One language, a single deity...the two voiced one, and freedom."

"He/she/whatever doesn't demand or even suggest worship," said Jo. "But The Two Voiced one can do some pretty damned amazing shit. Witness the carpet."

"I know, if that's not magic..."

"You should see he/she's "map". It's 4 dimensional. 3D plus time, forwards and back. She/he will only go forward to 10000 years and no detail so we have no idea if we succeed."

The Cheese commented, "Two Voices absolutely promised me we would have no use for weapons against invaders. He/she told me we would be able to speak any language the landbridgers speak." He thought for a bit and shouted, "HEY!"

"Oh Cheese, you don't need to yell, you want Gran and the child, and here they are. Hi Gran, do me a favor. I'm going to hide. Let Lori go."

"Just drop her?"

"Yes, drop her. Lori?...come find me."

Gran let Lori go, she dropped a couple of inches, turned, and flew, giggling, to a spot by the rock wall. Two Voices must have moved because Lori changed her direction and flew out over the cliff edge. Then she started going very fast, and yelled, "caught you!!"

"Good girl!" said Two Voices. "Gran, I didn't touch her an anyway. This what I've been teaching her."

Lori spoke, "I've been learning to talk too. Isn't it wonderful?"

"Two Voices! That baby isn't a year old," said Gran. "That's magic, no matter what you claim."

"Oh Gran, I've just freed her mind. With practice she can use it all."

The Cheese said, "When I was about 5 or 6...or maybe even 7, I was standing in the hall by the door. Mom had waxed the livingroom floor and I wanted to get to a book I'd left on the couch, that's where I wanted to be and that's where I was. My mom came running out of the kitchen and grabbed me and shook me, hard, real hard. She said, "You CAN'T do that, that's impossible, Don't do that again. Someone might see you, then the neighbors would talk and the family would be gossiped about. We might have to resign from the Country Club!" She was really upset. She terrified me. I never did it again."

"What did you do?" asked Two Voices. "Explain it to me."

"I made a little jump up and flew to the couch. I never touched the floor." The Cheese got a little nervous, "I'd done it before, so I knew I could do it, but no one had seen me do it."

"Oh Cheese, I read your mind while you were telling it. It was a really nice spring day, the lilacs were blooming, the sun was shining through the high window in the south wall. You left a trail of disturbed dust motes floating in the sun light." Two Voices said, "You really did it! Then what happened?"

The Cheese shuddered and looked like he wanted to cry. "Part of my mind just shut off...it broke. I knew I'd lost something important and wouldn't ever get it back." He paused, "but mom was happy I'd lost it. It was bad enough I was thin, flying was unforgivable."

"Thin? What's the matter with being thin?" The tall Chinese girl, Su-Lin, asked.

"Thin was sickly and poor, only trash people were thin." Cheese explained, "Charlie, my brother weighed 125 pounds when he was 9. Mom was really proud of him. I didn't weigh 125 pounds until I was 20. By then Chuck was close to 300...all fat too."

They say confession is good for the soul, The Cheese wasn't sure about that, but he was tired out. "I'm exhausted, Jo. Living with my mom in my head is difficult, to say the least. Sorry, I'm passing on the poolparty tonight. I'll be in the lodge. Where are we sleeping the Orientals tonight?"

"I'll bring them home with me," said Jo, "we have room. Good Night, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite."

"I won't."

"Good night, TV," The Cheese just turned and stepped off the cliff.