Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 17

           

           Mostvirtualsystemsrecreateyoufromselfimagesheldinthememory,withacommon-sensesub-routinetopreventyourdelusionsfromimpingingtoomuch.IgenerallycomeoutalittletallerandthinnerinthefacethanIusuallyam.Inthiscase,thesystemseemedtohavescrambledamyriaddifferentperceptionsfromKadmin’spresumablylonglistofsleeves.I’dseenitdonebefore,asatechnique,butmostofusgrowrapidlyattachedtowhateversleevewe’relivingin,andthatformblanksoutpreviousincarnations.Weare,afterall,evolvedtorelatetothephysicalworld.

           Themaninfrontofmewasdifferent.HisframewasthatofaCaucasianNordic,toppingminebynearlythirtycentimetres,butthefacewasatodds.ItbeganAfrican,broadanddeepebony,butthecolourendedlikeamaskundertheeyesandthelowerhalfwasdividedalongthelineofthenose,palecopperontheleft,corpsewhiteontheright.Thenosewasbothfleshyandaquilineandmediatedwellbetweenthetopandbottomhalvesoftheface,butthemouthwasamismatchofleftandrightsidesthatleftthelipspeculiarlytwisted.Longstraightblackhairwascombedmane-likebackfromtheforehead,shotthroughononesidewithpurewhite.Thehands,immobileonthemetaltable,wereequippedwithclawssimilartotheonesI’dseenonthegiantfreakfighterinLicktown,hutthefingerswerelongandsensitive.Hehadbreasts,impossiblyfullonatorsosoovermuscled.Theeyes,setinjetskin,wereastartlingpalegreen.

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