Solomon's Private File #208
These stories about Stephen and Solomon take place starting in
1950's. Stephen wrote about his life in letters to a penpal, and then
in a secure blog, in case he lost his memory again, in the master
computer in his school for gifted students, which he started attending
in 2016 in a new incarnation, until his death. Now his son Solomon is
attending the same school, and is writing in his own secure blog for
his future incarnations.
All characters are fictitious, even if some of them might have names
that belong to some actual people, or act like people we know.
Solomon is 24 in this story, in the Winter of 2050-2051.
Solomon's Private File #208 "Out and About"
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Daren said, "Wow!" I nodded. He said, "A pure demonstration of what
the enlightened can do." I said, "An enlightened martial artist
linguist shapechanger." He said, "Er, that, too." Chuckles. I said, "It
was just something I could do, and it was a little fun." He said, "I
wondered why you didn't assign it. Not for publication?" I said,
"Right. Too big and involving. Would require too much background, and
there's no special or local interest." He said, "Will they do what you
said to fix things?" I said, "I think you'll be watching in any case,
but yes, they will, much to the king's less intelligent surprise." He
said, "You started a change that will be more profound than they
realize." I said, "True. For the better, I hope." He said, "I liked
your exit. Well done!" I said, "Thanks. Go find me some more new
playmates." Chuckles.
The President and PM of Israel asked to see me. I shifted to an
office there and said to them, "You could have just sent me a picture
of your faces, and I would know what you would say to me." Laughter.
Pres said, "We know now exactly what you did. They are now in a trap
they cannot escape from. Even Hezbollah has joined them in it." I said,
"Why blame me? I only told them the truth." PM said, "That's what makes
it so beautiful." I said with a grin, "True. I accomplished what I
wanted. Peace. How, is just a little extra bit of er, amusement. And
they have found that they very much like peace, which I have to like
very much." He said, "We, not so much. True. We used them to keep us
alive and dynamic, which you partially told them." I said, "There are
other, more constructive, ways to do that. Solar power. This region is
abundant in light and heat energy. You can be the leader of that here.
No big national power has a true manned space exploration program now.
You can use that, like Kennedy did for America. NASA might even give
you what they know. You can even form regional partnerships in those
things. I don't really need to tell you this." Pres said, "But we do
like to hear them from you. I do have to express our greatest gratitude
for not opposing our desire for a united Jerusalem." I said in English,
"Islam has Mecca and Medina. It seemed fair to let you have at least
one holy city, er, wholly." Grins and chuckles. I said, "And I would
NOT ever give up what remains of my Temple!" With tears, they hugged
and kissed me. I gave them memory cards, and said, "All about the
Temple, as it was, and as it came to be. Share it as you will." More
hugs and kisses.
At home, Ivanna mauled me with her love. While I was recovering from
that, I said to Galya, "Motivation to not do something like that
again." She laughed.
I shifted to San Diego Naval Air Station, the office of the
Commander. I said, "I'm Solomon. Please excuse the interruption, but
there is an emergency about to happen." He said, "Please tell me what
it is." I said, "One of your officers is about to go, er, ballistic.
He's in one of your planes in the air, and is about to target his house
with a bit of live ordinance. King sized domestic dispute, if there
ever was one." He tried not to chuckle, and said, "How would you handle
it?" I said, "If you want good evidence, I could let him fire, and stop
the missile in the air just before impact, and offer CPR to the
witnesses. Recorded. Or I could freeze all his controls, stop the
engines, and port the whole thing to a designated parking spot, or any
or all of the above, at your wish." He said, "I would rather not
frighten the public, or even have them think we would. Your second
option is preferred. Can you wait until he actually tries to release
the missile, and record that blocked action?" I said, "Yes. I'll do
that. Estimation about five minutes." He got on the phone and arranged
for the location I should put the aircraft in, and the escort for the
pilot. I said, "Tell them I'll port him out of the plane after I land
it. He might not want to jump lovingly into their arms at that time."
He smiled and said that to them. I said, "He's going to land on his
butt. Not fun porting from a sitting position." He grinned and relayed
that. They laughed. I said, "Thirty seconds."
I said, "Plane is deactivated. All systems off. I'm decelerating it.
Now it's parked, and he just parked his butt next to it. In custody, a
very puzzled and frustrated pilot with a sore butt." Chuckles. I said,
"I opened the canopy for ordinary access. Plane is unlocked. Here's the
recording. His wife should be told. He's in for a bad time. Help her
out. You're family." He said, "I understand. Thank you for your help,
and I have to say, the way you handled it. All of it." I said, "You're
welcome. Now I have to explain to my monitors how I knew what was going
to happen. Problem is, I don't know." He chuckled and said, "Good
luck." I said, "Thanks." I shifted out.
Daren said, "You really didn't know?" I said, "Awkward sentence
structure. I knew, but not how I knew. I just did. Was just something
not right about that plane." He said, "Boss?" I said, "Likely. Handy
for blame." Chuckles. A little while later, I got a call from Defense.
He said, "I was told about the pilot issue. Thank you very much! We're
supposed to protect our citizens, not blow them up!" I said, "I have to
agree." He said, "You really don't know how you knew?" I said, "Right.
Monitor thinks it might be the Big Boss poking me on the sly. I told
him handy for blame." He said, "I'll send Him an extra prayer tonight."
I said, "He knows all, but he does like some recognition at times.
Thinks it's healthy for us to do it, not so much for Him. No ego." He
said, "Oh! Interesting. Thank you for that, too." I said, "You're
welcome." Daren said, "I wasn't aware of that. Something else you
didn't know until you needed to?" I said, "Er, no. Known it for years."
He growled at me, and we chuckled.
In a memorial park on Okinawa, a boy fell off a cliff. I shifted
there and caught him in the air, in my arms. He was frightened, and I
gave him a shot of love. He smiled at me and hugged me tightly. I
floated up and over the cliff edge, and saw his parents there. I said
in Japanese, "Your son is a little young to fly." I settled to the
ground and handed him to his mother who was reaching for him. I said to
the boy, "Please be careful. I might not see you fall the next time."
He was too in awe to say anything. Not so his parents, who thanked me
very well. I bowed and shifted away. Daren said, "Same way?" I said,
"Right. Live with it." Rude noise.
I shifted to an Army base in Siberia. I said from behind the man
there, in Russian, "Please don't do that." He jumped in startlement. He
turned around and his eyes almost popped out. I said, "That's a very
dangerous thing. You could release damaging radiation. I know all about
curiosity, but the wrong kind of that can kill you and others." He
said, "Thank you! You will not tell?" I said, "If you don't do it
again." He said, "Please believe me, I won't!" I said with a grin, "I
can guess why." He said, "My heart almost stopped." I said, "Could help
you remember." He said, "I very much agree!" I said, "Be safe." I
shifted away, with laughter pouring into my mind.
A man was frantically searching for his wallet. He needed that to
board a plane to travel to be with his wife who was having a baby. I
shifted in and said, "Sir, your pocket was picked. Here it is." He
said, "Solomon! Thank you! Oh, I think I've missed my plane." I said,
"Checked baggage?" He said, "None. Wife's in labor. Short notice
packing." I said, "I have kids. Tell me where to port you to, when
ready." He did, and I ported us there, outside the main entrance to the
hospital. I said, "May I examiner her? I can do it from here." He said,
"Please." I said, "Normal pregnancy. Likely no complications. Go be
with her." He said, "Thank you very much!" We shook hands, and he went
in. Galya said, "I like that mission a lot." I said, "So do I. That's
why Im doing these myself." A lot of people gave me love.
A man in Xenia Ohio was on a ladder, and was trying to clear some icy
snow from the roof over the entrance to his house. He slipped and fell
off the ladder. With 4th hands, I lowered him gently to the ground. I
shifted in and said, "It's unsafe to do that in this weather, and that
ladder in that position." He said, "Thank you Solomon. I thought I was
a goner!" I said, "You're welcome. So, you want the snow off the roof?
All of it, or just over the entrance?" He said, "Over the door was the
important part, but all gone would be better, but I'm not as young as I
used to be." I said, "And I'm not as old as I used to be." He laughed
and said, "Good one." I said, "Thanks. Monitor likes it." We grinned at
each other. I said, "If you approve, I can remove all the snow for
you." He said, "I do, thank you. Where would you put it?" I said, "You
weren't thinking of an unpopular neighbor?" He said, with some
embarrassment, "Actually, I was." I said, "I understand, really I do,
but I shouldn't do that. To the Pacific it goes. Who doesn't like
chilled fish?" He chuckled. I said, "Keep safe." We shook hands, and I
shifted out.
In Albany New York, a fancy Jewelry store was being robbed. The owner
was about to be shot. I shifted in and said to the three robbers, "Your
weapons won't fire. Police are on the way." One threw his gun at me. I
made it hang in the air. I said to the owner and his employee, "I would
have thought they would have tried to escape." One said, "Oh!" He tried
to do that, and I froze him in place. I said, "Seems they aren't making
robbers as smart as they used to." One of the perps said to another, "I
told you we shouldn't do this!" He tried to hit him. I said, "No
violence! Save that for bad video games. Er, after you get out." The
employee said, "Now we know it's really you." I said, "For saving you,
you should do this?" They chuckled. I said to them, "Before going to
the Yeshiva, I studied some accents, in case I needed them. Seems silly
now, but I'm not going to waste them." The owner grinned and said,
"Appreciated." I did a little bow, to their wider grins.
The police arrived. I said to them, "Here's the security recording.
Their guns work, but I made them not in here. One was going to shoot.
You'll see in the recording. He didn't have to do that. When you throw
the book at him, please make it a BIG book!" He said, "Put that in the
file?" I said, "Done." He said, "Good, thanks." They took the perps
away. I said to the owner, "You know your camera system wasn't working.
Somehow I neglected to tell them which security the files came from."
They grinned, I said, "Fixed now, though. They broke some cases.
Insurance might cover it. Or I could help." He said, "Evidence in the
files, so I would appreciate it." I said, "Done. And a few repairs to
the contents. Glass scratches on the metal. You've got a good business
here. Well respected. I like it. Sholom." They retuned it, and I
shifted out.
A woman walked into my office in the Bureau. I said, "I didn't do
it!" She was confused, and said, "What do you mean?" I said, "You were
angry about something. I just didn't want to get blamed for it. I'm
innocent! Er, sometimes." She laughed. I said, "So, if not me, what
caused it?" She nodded and said, "A man out there, raped me with his
eyes, and knows I know that, and likes it." I said, "Which one?" She
described him. I said, "Please excuse me for a second." I called the
office manager and gave her the description, and said, "Please hold him
for me, and be ready to call security. Thanks." I said to my applicant,
"Thanks for the info. We don't tolerate anything like that here." She
said, "You're not going to send him away?" I said, "Standard procedure
must be followed, and beyond that, I want to know why. Well, I AM a
psychologist." She said, "I understand." I said, "So you're a bond
collector skip tracer. Thought about applying to the US Marshal
Service?" She said, "I'd like to avoid more of the same." I said,
"Still available for backup. They'll use this evaluation if you apply."
She said, "Oh. Er, thanks." We did the tests. I said, "Found problems.
Want to talk, we can go privileged." She said, "Please. Boss tried to
rape me. Singing a different tune now, but I can't go back." I said,
"Injured him?" She said, "Just a knee. He's already recovered from it,
at least physically." I said, "I get the idea. Might do him some good.
I'll flag him for review in the future. Issue is now, you haven't put
it past you. I think you know that. Reaction in reception showed it."
She said, "I guess so." I said, "I can't pass you in psych at this
time. I think I could, about a month from now, if you work through your
supercharged emotions. Know something about meditation?" She said, "I
do Pilates." I said, "Could help, but for this, Yoga is better. Want to
come by in a month?" She said, "I think so." I said, "I'll mark your
application pending." I shook her hand, and she left.
A man walked in. I said, "Woman who was here before you was angry
with you. Know why?" He said, "I haven't a clue." I said, "You are not
approved. Please leave." He said, "But why?" I said, "We prefer people
who DO have a clue." He said, "Oh! She er, might not have liked my
looking at her." I said, "We have the best people in the world here,
which is why we have so many applicants. And I don't mean just special
agents. It's my job to know when I'm being lied to. You know very well
why she was angry with you. You are still not approved." He said, "I
want to see your supervisor!" I pushed the button for the guards, who
were actually waiting outside my door. They opened it and came in. I
said to them, "He wants to see my supervisor." They grinned. The
applicant was confused. I said, to him, "I run this Department. Over me
is the Director, and he does NOT want to see the likes of YOU." I said
to the guards, "He thinks he's a man, but he's all yours now." I said
to the man as he was being dragged out, "REAL men respect and are
polite to women. Try to remember that."
I went out to the office manager, and said, "This one is on hold.
This one is a disapproval." She said, "I heard. He mustn't know about
our Iron Lady." I said, "Probably. What a workout he'd get." Chuckles
from most there. I said, "Next victim?" A man followed me into my
office. I took his file. I said, "I apologize for the wait. I asked to
see that creep before you." He said, "I understand, but there were
other psychologists here." I said, "They save the shrink applicants for
me. Boss has privileges. They know I like new toys." He laughed. I
said, "Convince me to approve you for hiring." He said, "No testing?" I
said, "I get the toys, not you." Chuckles. He said, "Is this the full
psychology department?" I said, "No. Assessments. Main Department is
much bigger, and Profiling is in a different building. I know, spread
out, but it's the high quality spread." He grinned. I said, "Blame it
on old buildings and limited appropriations. Nobody knew then that junk
science, er, profiling, would be in such demand. Er, you're not one of
those?" He said with a grin, "I'm not. I'm more into social
psychology." I said, "Titles of papers?" He told me, and I looked them
up on my computer. I said, "Hmm, not bad." I discussed them with him,
and he was impressed. I said, "Got favorite compatriots and works?" He
said, "Yes. Solomon." I said, "Oh no! PLEASE don't tell them that out
there." He said, "Why not?" I said, "Serious Solomon fans. He's in the
news, they hardly get any work done." He had to laugh. I said, "So,
which of his papers?" He told me, and we discussed them. He said, "So
you read his work, too." I said, "Have to. Applicants do. I at least,
TRY to be professional here." He grinned and chuckled. I said, "Please
take this back with you to Personnel." He said, "Am I approved?" I
said, "You don't know? Give that back. I need to make a change in it."
He grinned and said, "Oh, I do know. Thanks." I said, "Oh, alright.
Have fun." He said "I hope to."
Ivanna said in my mind, "That was different." I said, "Brilliant
mind. Had to move it along fast, before he suspected who we are. Very
highly approved." She said, "Oh! I see something more now. You want all
the shrinks for that reason." I said, "I am SO exposed!" A lot of
laughter in my mind.
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