I, Human by John Nelson

Author:John Nelson [Nelson, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-78535-331-4
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Published: 2016-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

28.

The base hospital had a neurosurgeon ready to extract Jean’s processor, and she was rushed away with a full contingent of nurses and orderlies in blue-and-wine-colored scrubs. I stood still for a moment and exhaled a deep sigh of concern. I wondered if she would recover, or ever be herself again. I had limited experience with extractions and replacements, and the manufacturers didn’t exactly publicize that contingency.

“Let’s go to the cafeteria and get something to eat and let you come down from this adrenaline rush,” Musgrave suggested. I suspected he needed a break as well.

“Yeah, let’s do that.” I followed Musgrave through a maze of hallways with their gray walls, to the hospital’s cafeteria. “Looks like you’re familiar with the base,” I said as we walked inside, grabbed metal trays and stood in line.

“Well, Phoenix and the surrounding area have been used for the … testing of various technologies over the years, and I have been here before, but this is a first.”

It was breakfast time and we were served a fairly good meal of eggs, substitute bacon, toast and fruit, and mugs of coffee. We found a window table at the back end of the cafeteria with a view of the desert, if somewhat blurred by the ionic force-field fence. We ate in silence for a minute. Finally, Musgrave sat back in his metal chair. “So, Alan, how would you describe Jean’s reaction to the healing?”

“Initially, as we walked back from the church, she seemed fine. Maybe just a little unfocused, kind of soft around the edges.”

“Definitely not her,” Musgrave added.

“Well, not enough to be alarmed. I suggested we stop by the café for a quick bite and a chat, but she wanted to get back to the room for a nap, or to go to bed early.”

Musgrave nodded. “Then?”

“I stepped out on the patio for a long while, came back in when I heard her thrashing about and crying out, but it was just a bad dream, or so I figured and I just let her sleep it off.” Musgrave flashed me a more critical look. “Then, I woke up with her in a full-blown panic attack packing our bags and acting crazy.”

Musgrave sat forward and took another bite of his scrambled eggs, while he apparently considered this description. “So, what do you think happened?” he finally asked.

“Well, according to Fria, the healing energy will affect neural processors, slow down the neuron firing-rates and make other adjustments to allow greater integration of … feelings, I assume, and heightened intuition.”

Musgrave stared at me for a long moment. “Or, allow repressed ones to overwhelm the conscious mind.”

“I don’t think that’s entirely the case,” I added. “The way she talks, about it has its own … mind or intent, and works with each individual in different ways and must compensate.”

“So, she’s not directing it, is that what I’m getting from you?” he asked me rather skeptically.

“I wouldn’t assume any malicious intent on her part. I think Jean was a little too tightly wound, and had a bad reaction.

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