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lady-smith.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2005-06-09 11:31 am
Snowflakes by Flora Stuart (PG)
Fandom: FARSCAPE
Pairing: None, Einstein and John interaction.
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florastuart
Author Website: None that I know of
Why this must be read:
Continuing with the alien POV, here's a story about one of the most important characters to the plot-arc of Farscape, though one who has very little screen time. As described in the Farscape Overview, the Ancient known as Einstein (or if you prefer "dude who looks like he should be the Narrator from Our Town in the village of the damned") outlines for John exactly why the Wormhole knowledge is so dangerous. What would it be like to be that person, trying to convey to a seemingly immature and irresponsible being that he effectively has the power to re-shape the universe, or destroy it?
Flora manages to get perfectly in the head of a completely alien being, and in doing so lets us feel even more strongly what is at stake, and why it might not be a good idea to let "our hero" survive. Yet with that accomplished, she then goes on to help us understand why he did allow John to live, all the while seamlessly weaving together dialog from the episode itself with breathtaking metaphorical language that fits Einstein perfectly.
Go down the wormhole, read, review, and understand why fear is the correct answer.
Snowflakes
Pairing: None, Einstein and John interaction.
Author on LJ:
florastuartAuthor Website: None that I know of
Why this must be read:
Continuing with the alien POV, here's a story about one of the most important characters to the plot-arc of Farscape, though one who has very little screen time. As described in the Farscape Overview, the Ancient known as Einstein (or if you prefer "dude who looks like he should be the Narrator from Our Town in the village of the damned") outlines for John exactly why the Wormhole knowledge is so dangerous. What would it be like to be that person, trying to convey to a seemingly immature and irresponsible being that he effectively has the power to re-shape the universe, or destroy it?
Flora manages to get perfectly in the head of a completely alien being, and in doing so lets us feel even more strongly what is at stake, and why it might not be a good idea to let "our hero" survive. Yet with that accomplished, she then goes on to help us understand why he did allow John to live, all the while seamlessly weaving together dialog from the episode itself with breathtaking metaphorical language that fits Einstein perfectly.
No two snowflakes are exactly alike.
Billions upon billions to form this patch of ice, tiny crystals spun into delicate lace, patterns never repeating, always unique. Hanging in the air, drifting lazily downward, pulled from invisible clouds by illusory gravity. None of this is real.
All held within his mind, every design, every pattern. The human sees a ragged chunk of ice and packed snow. He sees the design behind every flake, a complex web of mathematical equations to make up oxygen and frozen water, enough to sustain one fragile life.
Only the wormholes are real, swirling blue, hypnotic, yawning open at the edges of the ice. Waves of raw, destructive energy lap the shore of his mind, beautiful and seductive.
Time is meaningless, and yet it is all that exists.
He should not be able to feel this cold.
Go down the wormhole, read, review, and understand why fear is the correct answer.
Snowflakes