As much as the equipment is interesting to her, she is more interested
in watching the vortex. How it comes into being, what it looks like,
all the aspects of it. The chance to actually see an actual mirror in
operation is too exciting to just ignore. She would like to shut it
down for their own safety. But there is no guarantee that they could
get it running again afterwards. So this may very well be the one
opportunity in her life. She had read and reread the old texts so
many times, that this is almost like a myth becoming reality right
before her. For the moment she remains silent in awe.
"We're running out of time, Mechanist," Dharak addresses Duplar,
"Reylorna couldn't get anything more; unless you really think you can
do >better within the next ten seconds or so, then just push the
button, Frank".
His face is impassive. He offers no explanation as to why he just
called Duplar "Frank".
The vortex seems to coalesce into what looks like a tunnel; it's like
looking down the whirlpool you get when you pull the plug out of a
basin.
Everyone feels some sort of humming inside their heads.
--
Tim Hall, http://www.kalyr.com
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