Interesting that.

Blade told me yesterday about a woman he ran into in cavern. Now, this in and of itself is not interesting, Blade could give Nick a run for his money, if he put his mind to it, but this woman, one Echo McKenzie, Blade describes as "unbalanced". That's Blade being diplomatic. Bleeding nuts might be a better description, if what he told me is any clue.

I myself was flopped in Relto, recovering from the 'snot age experience. Yes, I know that's not how it's spelled, but it'll be forever engrained in my head as the "'snot age". Anyhow... I've been firmly on the side of giving the DRC the benefit of the doubt in most cases. This time, though, I think they're smoking something. I could deal with the leaking water, cause if I was going to get electrocuted, it would have happened the moment I linked in. I can deal with the funky luminescent water, we're used to that with the Lake.

But the non-steady flikering red lights? I was in the age for less than five minutes with those on, and I reltoed out and promptly barfed over the side of my own private island. If there's anything below relto, they have no love for me now, that's for sure.

Cate's not going to like this...

Jaded

Something posted by a newcomer on the DRC forum really got me to thinking... Have many of us become jaded to D'ni? Do we take for granted the wonder that is around us? Why have we stopped looking around us and going "HOLY #!&)$&!!!"?

Sure, I've been looking at D'ni for 3 years now, and I can still sit at the top of the stairs and marvel at 10,000 years of hidden civilization. I still get an itchy feeling in my hand before I touch a linking book.

Look at linking... as far as we know, we're traveling quantum realities in the blink of an eye, and none of us are *scared*. Linking is 'no big deal'.

Maybe this is part of the Pride of D'ni we're supposed to be wary against. When something so incredible becomes so normal, that we don't give it a second though.