The quantum pleasure traveller’s mind was in a state of exquisite agony. She could see through the walls and ceiling, but not above them. Her body lay spreadeagled on a slab of stone that seemed to be floating in midair; and yet she knew that she was safe in the hands of the Rasu technician who had carried her here. The tech was waiting patiently for her to recover from the shock of being transferred so swiftly between worlds, as though he were watching over a sleeping child at night. But this was no child – it was an adult female of the species known to the planet-dwellers as ‘Rasun’.
The Rasu was a slim, elegant creature with long arms and legs; its head was domed like that of a human or a very short-necked trilobite. It had the ability to hold conversations while remaining completely motionless. As a consequence, it was quite often used by the colonists as a model for representing the human race. In all other respects, however, it was alien to humankind. Its skin was smooth and pale, without scales. A few wiry hairs grew along its spine, where they formed a fine meshwork against which the rest of the hide was hard and leathery. The Rasun’s eyes were huge, round and black, and set deep within small faces.
“The Quantum Pleasure Traveller” is a love story, but it’s not about sex. It’s about what sex does to people, and how that can make them change so fundamentally they become something else entirely. It’s also about how the mere fact of being in love with someone changes you forever – even if that person dies before you do.
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Here are some stills from “The Quantum Pleasure Traveller”. Its soundtrack just came out on NN – have a listen here!
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White Hole Opening Scene
Overflow Scene
DMT Reality Scene
Chaos Impuls Scene
Home Sweet Home Scene
Desert Scene (Outtake)
Dither Night Drive Scene
Traumsequenz Romantica Scene
Neue Donau Scene
Sound Scene
Club Scene (Outtake)
Transhuman Melody Scene
Traveller Close Up Scene (Outtake)
Dense Closing Scene (Outtake)
2 Responses to “Entry #7 – The Quantum Pleasure Traveller”
Una historia cautivadora que es una verdad absoluta, la del cambio de personalidad en razón de la sexualidad/enamorarse. Mientras leía escuche el soundtrack y ahora también, esta muy claro lo que expresa, esta perfecto aunque mas largo que la lectura e incita a re-leer y a su vez con las imágenes situarse en la escena. Muy Bakan, saludos UWE.
Muchas Gracias!