Intergalactic Travel
Sasha knocked on the door. A voice told her to ‘Enter’. She stepped through the automatic door and watched Maria busy at work. The room had piles of books, various maps, and a box of odd tools all scattered about the floor.
Maria sat on the floor with her legs in a criss-cross position. Sasha interrupted her thoughts: ‘Hey— are you ready to present your latest creations to the Board of Intergalactic Travel?’
‘No- not yet.’ Maria replied.
Maria’s hands continued moving on the holographic screen.
Sasha tried her best not to step on the stuff on the floor. She was dying to see what Maria had worked on so far.
Maria stopped working on her current task & asked Sasha as she pointed at the drawing, ‘What do you think?’
Sasha bent her head to the side & looked puzzled. ‘Eh...hmmm..what am I looking at exactly?’
Maria chuckled.
‘It’s my plan for the Intergalactic Travel. My current work will be to construct a super-highway that works by allowing travelers to cross from one galaxy to another.’
Sasha nodded her head. ‘Right. I see. Okay, cool!’
Maria continued, ‘Another thing that I now need to make sure of is that this system that will be built helps maintain the traffic flow. One idea that came to my mind is that the super-highway needs to have sections lined up that help direct the traffic.’
Sasha’s eyes widened and she said in delight, ‘Ah, like the lines and signs we use on the roads on Earth.’
Maria clapped her hands & smiled, ‘Yes, that’s exactly what I was thinking of. I guess the other major part I need to work on is the speed regulation. My worry is the need for speed folks will have on the super-highway. Maybe there will need to be a sign to remind them not to go into warp drive on the super-highway.’
Sasha laughed. ‘Yeah~ I do love traveling at warp speed. But I guess you’re right. Then folks will need to exit the super-highway to a point where they can go into warp drive.’
Maria smiled. ‘Ah, yes. Thanks for your help, Sasha.’
Sasha waved goodbye & stepped out of the room. The door automatically closed behind her.
09.07.2021 friyay