|| -------- -- -----  A E R I E   O B L I V I A N A . singular book of text wandertainment by Frank Edward Nora ------------------- ----------- THE MILDRED CORK--CUP 6--"VELVET MAYBE" <-------  ||  Severe Repair  ||  The Mildred Cork  ||  -------> (Cup SRmc006, Created v2 (6/7/99), Copyright 1999) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The trip back to college was fast--maybe 15 minutes. I tried leaping, and while it worked, I found I could run at exceedingly great speeds--maybe around 50 or 60 mph. Soon I was back on campus. As I passed my dorm, I resisted the urge to check on my human body. First of all, I had no keys, and secondly, I feared such an encounter. I hated that body so--I didn't want to be trapped in it ever again. Soon I got to Ala's window--about 10 feet above the ground, and I gently jumped up and pulled myself onto the sill. I was so quiet that the people inside didn't even see me. It was Ala, F'jinjy, and some tall, goofy guy from their floor, whose name I didn't know. I knocked. The three of them looked over and became horrified. I could imagine how I looked--a crouching phantom with unearthly eyes. "It's me!" I said. "What the hell is that?" the guy said. "I... I don't know." Ala said. "She said she looked like... like that... but I didn't... I didn't believe her." "Should we let it in?" F'jinjy asked in her high-pitched voice. "I'm Nancy!" I said. "Not 'it'!" "Look guys." Ala said, breathing heavily. "I don't know if it's all that smart, but I'm gonna let her in." "Don't--" the guy began. "Look!" Ala said. "If she meant us harm, I'm sure she would have broken in my now." Then she opened the window, and I jumped lithley into the room. It felt kind of strange, standing there naked--especially in front of a guy. And in the stark fluorescent light of the room, my outline was very distinct. Still, my features could only be discerned in profile. I kept that in mind. The three back away from me and silently stared. "Look guys." I said. " I know this must be really weird for you. It's weird for me too. But I'm the same Nancy you've always known--just in a new body." "What happened?" the guy said hesitantly. "I---changed." I said. "My other body is still in my room. This is... like an extra body." "You... you look so weird." F'jinjy said, a look of fright tinged with fascination on her face. "I know. The thing is, this body is made of pure night. My eyes--my eyes are what I truly am. Haha--and that's my name--my new name--Truly." "Truly?" Ala said. "Yeah--in this body, that's my name." "Why?" Ala said. "Because--it's my real name. Nancy is just--just my human name." "You're not human?" the guy asked. I turned around so that they could get a better look at my shape. Heck, I was proud of it, why not show it off. The guy's eyes widened. "You see me as a shadow because my body reflects no light at all." I said. "It's MADE of night. If you touch me, you'll see what I mean." "Yeah?" F'jinjy said, clearly interested. "Yes F'jinjy." I said, extending my hand. "Come on, I won't bite." "O-okay." she said, and she cautiously reached out and touched my hand. "Weird!" she said, smiling and looking into my eyes. "It feels--warm. And good. Like... like velvet maybe." "Uh-huh." I said. The other two dared to touch me also, and somehow the feeling of my night flesh put them at ease. Soon I was sitting and telling them the whole story--everything. I felt so uninhibited--I just spilled my guts. I could tell the guy--Tovo Tovvic--was getting pretty hot and bothered when I told them the part about me and Rom. But why not--as Truly, I was gorgeous. Too bad he couldn't see me like you'd see a human. Oh well. I guess I couldn't tell him to touch me--it'd be too cruel--to do that and not let him have sex with me. But who knows--the way I was feeling the thought did cross my mind. And he wasn't all that dorky looking. And--maybe he could go out with me in my human form as well! Hmm... But that would have to wait. -------> ------------------- ----------- -------- -- -----