Stephen's Secure Blog #78
These stories about Stephen began was when he was 10 years old, and
moving to a new part of the country to attend a special school for
gifted students, in the 1950's. This was from a time before computers
would fit on a desk, and when people communicated with friends in other
countries by actual letters sent through the postal service. He wrote
225 of them to a friend. He stopped writing to his penpal, but found he
still wanted to record his life, in case he lost his memory again, and
wrote 30 entries in his first logbook. Then he wrote to an artificial
intelligence called Geenee, in the master computer in his school for
gifted students, which he started attending in 2016. Now it's after
2018, and he's continuing to save his memories in a secure blog.
All characters are fictitious, even if some of them might have names
that belong to some actual people, or act like people we know.
The stories may not be posted in chronological order.
Stephen is 13 in this story, in the Winter of year 4 of his special
school.
Stephen's Secure Blog #78 "Day at the Museum"
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Zander contacted me and said Hissssner wanted the large light
sculpture, just like I described to him, for 400, 000 credits, and
exclusive to his world for the size which would make it for outside
only. I said I wouldn't do that. Not when I could make billions with
other world sales. He would only have the first, after I removed my
demonstration model at my house. The price would be 1,200,000, which
would include one year of monument exclusivity. 2 million for 3 years.
More exclusivity would not be available, but I plan to make his world
my first market for much of my other things, and that is without
charge, which he might appreciate. Zander said he would pass all that
along, just as I said it.
I had told Chad about the silicone idea, and he liked it a lot,
considering the Enterprise had some patents in that area, which had
resulted from his own research. I said "Fine! You can handle all of it.
You can use Zander as an agent. If you get things going there well, we
could make billions in GC credit. The more money we have, the more they
will pay attention to us when we demand it." He said "Absolutely. I'm
going to have a lot of fun with this. More than I've had for years!" I
said "I'm glad." We kissed and hugged. Then we both got to work, he
with the chemistry and manufacturing aspect, and me with the product
design aspect, so we could have a complete presentation and samples he
could show. We presented the application for the first basic patent
from a corporation we set up on Zichesshich, called "Horizon
Enterprises" in English, translated from GC. Then we applied for more
patents for finished products. They were granted faster than usual,
because there was nothing like it existing in the GC. I said to Chad
before we went to make the rounds of distributors and manufacturers,
"If you see anything we know of that they don't have, well, I don't
have to tell you that now, do I?" He just grinned and poked me, and I
grinned back. Our meetings went very well, but didn't result in any
manufacturing orders at that time. Chad told them their world had
received the first presentation, and they should act fast, before other
worlds went ahead without them. That did get their attention a little.
I want back to Zichesshich to deliver some exhibits to the museum.
The curator was very pleased to have more things which were on her
list. She said "I expect to have a bigger budget next year because of
this, er, extra successful performance of my department." I grinned
with her and said, "That's good. I'm happy for you. Perhaps you might
be able to advise me on my other possible contributions. I don't do
just gems and minerals. I do all other kinds of art. Any suggestions?"
She said "You are becoming known. If we could have some of your other
art in this museum, before you become so famous we couldn't afford your
prices, I think that would be very good for us. I would have to ask
around some, before I could say more." I said "There could be a big
work of mine in the government plaza soon. VERY big, and very
noticeable. If you could ride that, and advertise that you have more of
my work in your museum during the presentation of that piece, you could
have a few more visitors show up, I think." She laughed and said, "In
that event, much more than a few!" I nodded and grinned. I said "You
could also sell miniatures of it, with the name of the museum on them,
in your gift shop. Oh, you're looking hungry again." She laughed. She
said "Can you do a presentation of your work to our directors and
staff?" I said "Not the director I er, met before?" She said "No, he's
gone, and I don't care where. You made a lot of people happy in helping
him leave, and I made sure they know you did that." I said "Oh." She
laughed. I said "I have a gallery in my house. Better if they come
there, than move it all around." She said "We could do that." I said "I
do commissions, to. Hissssner has shown some interest in architectural
things, such as a wall mosaic. Would you like to see a picture of one I
made for my bathroom?" She said, "Yes, I would." I projected it. She
stared at it and said, "We have walls here, too. Bare plain walls.
Naked and shivering walls." I laughed and said, "I think that last one
was a little too much." She said "I think I have to agree. Effective,
though. I hope." I said "We'll see. I suppose I should wander around
the museum to see what they like, that I could add to." She said "May I
accompany you?" I said "I would be honored."
We walked around the museum. I stopped in front of one of the
paintings and said, "What do you think of this one." She said
"Honestly? I think it's ugly, but it's from a very famous artist, and
worth a lot." I said "Yes it is very ugly, to people who's eyesight is
different from the species of the artist. Would you like to see it as
it was intended to be seen?" She said "Yes. I know better than ask how
you will do that." I nodded. I took a pair of glasses out of my pocket,
where I had just ported them to, after making them in space, and gave
them to her. I said "View it with these." She did, and said "Wow!" And
looked around with them, and said another "Wow!" I grinned and said,
"Interesting. One for each eye." She didn't laugh, but said, "I don't
understand how this works. It shouldn't be possible. Can you tell us
how to make these?" I said "No. Your science can't make them, and
trying to tell them why would be a bad thing. I will tell you this. The
lenses aren't made of glass. And your science can't duplicate the
effect. One more thing. They will work for any species who have eyes,
although some might experience some disorientation if they look at
something other than that painting with them." She said "That last I
already know." I said "I'm sorry for your discomfort." She said "Don't
be. It was very much worth it, to really see that magnificent paining
for the first time. Can, will you make more of these for our patrons?"
I said "That could cause problems. Some would want to know who made
them, and how, which should NOT be answered. They might not accept
that, and cause some dangerous trouble." She said "I know you
understand my divided feelings about this." I said "Yes. I shouldn't
have done this. The artist in me overcame my good judgement.
Fortunately, that doesn't happen often. I apologize." She said "Will
you allow me to keep these?" I said "Yes, trusting to your discretion."
She said "Thank you." We walked around some more, and then went back to
her office.
When she saw her desk, she said, "This wasn't here before." I said
"Touch it." She looked at me and smiled, knowingly. She touched it and
the light sculpture appeared in the air above it. I said "Touch it
again." She did, and it went off. "Again." It went back on, but
different. I said "Always different. I am in negations for placing a
very big one in the square. I can make them of any sturdy material but
iron, and they are self powered. If the big one is purchased by the
government, do you think the small ones will sell?" She said "We could
build another wing from the proceeds." I grinned, and she returned it.
I told her the terms I had given Hissssner, and said, "If you want your
planet to be first, you might want to let Hissssner know that.
Strongly, considering he is offering much less than I want for it." She
said "I'll work on that, you can believe it!" I said "Thank you. One
more thing. If I offer anything else to the museum, and not of your
department, would you still like to be my contact for that?" She said
"Yes! Very much so. I am deeply honored that you would consider me
worthy of that." I said "That's a little too much to lay on me. I like
you, and I think we have a good relationship. Why change a good thing?"
She grinned and said, "I can agree with that!" We said our farewells.
I ported to my house, and waited for Zander to be free. When he was,
I asked him if I could visit for a few minutes. He said yes, so I
ported to him. We said our polite things, and said, "I spent some time
in the museum. Want to see?" He grinned and said, "Ready to receive." I
pushed it at him, and he said, "Working it from a different angle, I
see. Might succeed, at that." I said "Something you should appreciate,
because the money is for your school." He said "I know and do
appreciate it, very much. Thank you." I said "Has Hoechess given you
any trouble?" He said "Have you been watching?" I said "No, and that's
deliberate. I don't know if I could resist meddling, if I peeked." He
laughed and said, "That I easily accept. I think I would feel the same
urge. Yes, she wants to monitor us, but I am firmly against that.
Students don't have private comms, so she has to call the school. I
tell her she can't speak with students during school hours, and the
school phone is on automatic answer all other hours. I think she
dislikes me." I laughed. I said "I told her we would not accept any
interference with our students, or we might have to disqualify them."
He said "She doesn't seem able to accept that. I told her the student
can call her when she wants to, on her own time. I didn't tell her the
student doesn't want to." I said "Right, She wouldn't believe that.
Poor woman. She isn't going to get anywhere she wants to go with this,
and partially knows that, but can't accept it. She also can't accept
that I won't let her seduce me, to try to bind me too her, like she
told the student to do." He looked really surprised. I said "No, I
didn't spy on their meeting. I told her I wouldn't, but how they were
after it, made it obvious. She assumed the student would do what she
was told, and the student could barely contain her amusement at that."
He laughed and said, "I could just imagine that." I said "Right after
that, is when she made her play for me, and Rose and the student, well,
ready to receive?" He said "Ready!" I pushed it at him, and he laughed
really hard.
I said to Zander, "It's sad she doesn't know I would really go for
her in sexual friendship, if she didn't do the spying manipulation
thing. Now we can't. Not ever. You can tell her that, and that I can
enhance sexual activities to almost impossible intensity with my
abilities, which she will never experience now, when you think it could
help." He said "Wow! What a weapon. I don't know if I can bring myself
to use it, considering I know you can do just what you said." I said
"Well, she might deserve it, if she gets too pushy. Another thing. Want
more students?" He said "A few more at this time, or soon, would be
good. It would help them to work off each other." I said "Posintans
next, I think. Then maybe another Tsuriss. I'll want Harditch with me
when I do that, and NOT that melding politician. Also, Hawk is going to
have other duties soon. If you need some of us when they aren't
available, ask Pete for Mgambe and Grace. If you think I should meet
with your students at times, to let them know I care about them, let me
know. Also let me know when you use the Arena. I would really like to
watch that. Anything else to discuss before I go?" There wasn't, so we
said our farewells and I ported home.
When Ichi came home, I said, "Would your parents be interested in
another samurai sculpture?" He said "Yes, they would love to have
another." I said "There are three others in the set. Here is the Sword.
Please give it to them." He said "Aren't you going to do that? Oh, I
see. Too embarrassing. I understand, and will tell them, so they won't
feel slighted." I said "You can give them the pub fight, too, if you
want." He grinned and said, "They will LOVE that, specially my sister."
I said, "Good for them, as long as I don't have to be there and get
more embarrassed." He kissed and hugged me very thoroughly. I gave him
my love.
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