Crushing Reality was the ninth short story in Down the Middle.
Plot[]
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Characters[]
- Chris Cwej
- Larles
- Kwol
- Asylum patient
- Harlan
- Female orderly
- Harlan's mother
- Superior's agent
Worldbuilding[]
- Chris uses a temporal dampener and a aetha-drive.
- Seven is Chris' lucky number.
- In one of the shifting timelines, Harlan sees his past self running from Voltron invaders.
- After stepping into the maelstrom of time, Chris sees several timelines.
- In one such timeline, Golgalith was ravaged by a Vorshagg battle fleet. The Galactic Heritage Foundation fought to converse the planet, but it was eventually destroyed by the Valuensis, and later sold to the Micron.
- In another, Golgalith's sun was drained by Helicron ships.
- In yet another timeline, the Ferutu hid from the Superiors until they were able to wipe them out after a strike.
- Adepts at temporal theory knew an alternate timeline could held any manner of futures.
- Right after Chris, Larles and Kwol leave the planet, timeships of the Superiors phased into existence nearby.
Story notes[]
to be added
Continuity[]
- Golgalith is a nexus world. (PROSE: Alien Bodies)
- Chris goes to Gulliver's Rest. (PROSE: Flight of the Cyberons)
External links[]
- Official Crushing Reality page at Arcbeatle Press
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