This week, I challenged Cedar Sanderson to explore theta brain wave stimulation. Leigh Kimmel asked me to explore people duplication, but I suspect I went in a different direction than intended.
“Darling, don’t forget to close the blinds,” Choi called to her husband from where she brushed her hair in the other room.
Her husband walked out of the nursery, but lingered in the hallway. “The twins are out of the light and sleeping,” Adam said. He leaned against the doorjamb, stubbing a toe repeatedly against the wooden floorboards.
“Finally.” Choi looked at her husband with exhausted eyes. “There’s so much more work with two. I can’t believe we got duplicates.”
He coughed, and looked away. “About that.”
The hairbrush landed on the bed with a distinct thump. Choi braced herself against the edge of the bed, ready to launch herself across the hall. “What’s wrong?”
“We’ll be able to tell them apart now,” Adam replied. His tone was measured and reasonable. “Their personalities aren’t developed enough to be helpful otherwise.”
She glared at him, her mouth twisted. “I told you to keep them out of the sunlight!”
“They’re fine, dear. We just also might want to boost whichever one faded with a little paint. As long as neither fades entirely, right?”
“Paint.” She spat the word as if he’d suggested poison.
“Oils, maybe, or acrylics. Not watercolors. Something more permanent than mimeograph ink.”
His eyes were filled with the hope of a child who knows he won’t get a treat, but still can’t resist asking.
It was a long few minutes before Choi sighed. “But I did so love the smell.”
As a bonus, here’s some more Thesis Cat!
