The Ghosts of the Bane'ile
I wonder if the Bane'ile are like neutrinos? Waves of ghost particles expelled into space when their stars collided into a giant super nova, just wandering aimlessly, unseen by all, except for the very perceptive few like Sara. Are they really lonely or do they like being unattached? Maybe they feel suffocated when they bond too much. It's possible to be alone without being lonely just like you can be lonely without being alone. I know. I've experienced both in my wanderings right here on Earth. The Bane'ile are not earthlings though. That's where I often get hung up with all those pesky facts that I think I know. The Bane'ile have always been wandering nomads even before they were forced to leave their home world and venture forth across the stars. That's another thing. Are these stars? Are these planets? Does it matter at all how many moons there are or whether it's possible for them to make that stately procession across the sky? I keep forgetting that the so-called laws of physics don't apply in this realm, but I'm learning. I can almost see this nano galaxy spinning and whirling and twinkling. Does it make a sound? The music of the spheres perhaps? What, if anything, do the ghostly neutrinos feel as they wander through this strange space? Does Lu really feel lonely? Maybe it's just the shock and suddenness of it all that's so upsetting for her. Things seem to move more slowly where she came from, change moving at a glacial pace even under the warmth of two suns. Cataclysmic shifts that come with no warning must be disorienting for her, or are they? Here I go looking through my own eyes again. I really need to stop that. Maybe I can try putting on a different pair of magickal glasses for each being in this story that would allow me to truly see from their unique perspective. Wouldn't that be cool! Let's see, I think Lu's particular Bane'ile glasses would actually be pilot's goggles like they used to wear in the early days of air flight here on Earth. Yes, that sounds right. Hmmm, I'll just try these on and…..whoa! That is disorienting! It's like stepping into a completely different body. I never thought about how weird it would feel. Kinda neat though. I'm going to need some practice with these. Guess I'll just wander about neutrino-like until I get the hang of it.
Just some musings from a science fantasy writer trying to transcend the limitations and biases of her earthbound perspective.
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