Tangle in the Dark - Kassidor

had become the center of Gordon’s Lamp’s society. Most ofthe people here had been to Alan’s universe and most agreedthat he consumed an undue share of cherub space for his rank,but none was advocating shutting it down or banning hischerubs.Jason made him also maintain a virtual model of the studyplanet as it actually exists, it had been his sentence to put asmuch time into that as he did into his imaginary one based onit. That was to be as accurate a model as their data allowed, toallow others to study it. Few did. Biology did all that wasrequired, but they seldom visited the model of the real studyplanet in their off duty hours. They all visited Alan’s universeand Glenelle was nearly a regular at clubs in his city ofZhlindu.For these dinner parties Kelvin did not put you in theblack of space, staring at their situation with recent impactsglowing fierce yellows and reds. No, this was in a thicklypaneled wonderland of sitting areas and low steps andcomfortably firm leather lounge chairs, tiny nook bars servingonly what you wanted in the first place, large tanks filled withlarge colorfully-striped glowing fish to provide the light, andthe distant scent of perfumed pipe tobacco. The small loungeareas constantly opened to someplace different when youweren’t looking, where the people you really wanted to say‘hi’ to were hanging out.Kelvin had worked with an architect on this, DonovanAxxis and had Ava research some socially predictive software326