The Science in the Fiction X 2

For a myriad of reasons I’ve been debating whether to add to The Science in The Fiction after reading an article that mirrored reality with something I totally made up.  After a second article appeared echoing a major plot device in an entirely different series I decided to go with it.

The first is from Shadow of the Gods, second in my Dragon Core series.

The Science:  From New Scientist 8/12/26 Breast-augmentation method uses your own fat in dissolving scaffolds.

The Fiction: “I can use this connection I have to the universal web to accelerate the healing.  It should reduce the pain.”

“How?”

“I’ll pull some of the web material from the atmosphere and meld it into your body where it will act as scaffolding while your muscle tissue rebuilds itself.”

“Will the outside feel different?  When I touch it will I notice anything?”

“The first few times you take a shower you’ll notice it feels odd.  As your body builds out the repair the filament structure will dissolve.

From The Metatron’s Army series

The Science:  From the Scottish Sun: Volt From the Blue: Police Scotland Officers to be armed with new powerful ‘super Tasers’ that can fire ’10 darts’ from 45 ft away.

The Fiction:  As written in Bind:  Christine crouched by Dacan who was convulsing on the ground.  He’d taken enough of the emitter blast to be in danger of shorting out. 

Author Notes: Funny Experience

Note:  Will be short and sweet

I draw from education, imagination, and experience when creating.  As I was working on a scene from Messenger of the Gods I remembered an experience that had me shaking my head.

It’s pretty funny I think.

The Scene.

Mine not the book.

A tech consultant for a Fortune 500 Company I was in Corvallis, OR for a business trip.

Training.

I joined a group of classmates interested in checking out the very cool college town for lunch. 

There were about ten of us.

We found a cool place.

Few things create mealtime agreement as quickly as pizza.

We hadn’t been sitting long when a group of college students walked in.

Scoping the place out.

Our table was near the door so we were the first customers they saw.  

We Can’t Eat Here!

Someone in the group of young adult males said “Aw we can’t eat here.  This is an old person’s place!”

Who US?

Startled by the implication we erupted in laughter.

To give perspective I was 29 years old and being carded regularly.

What -?

What brought on this fun memory?  I have a series character – Seattle vice detective Lug/Lucas Drake.

Who when it comes to beer likes reds.

Aesop’s Cove is in Seattle so wanted to source a PNW beer.

I use various beers from throughout the country in my Dragon Core books.

For this scene I used Mosaic Red from Oregon Trail Brewery.

Located in Corvallis, OR.

Cheers!