Caleb and Cheval JauneChapter 8 Forward The Light Brigade
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Momma Dora decided that the time was right. Caleb had spent the optimal time developing in his mother’s womb; his capsule had been checked and checked again; the software had been tested and retested; and a module had been attached for an AI to ride along to monitor and troubleshoot. At the last minute, Jubal decided that a bud, no matter how well vetted, wasn’t going to do, so it chose itself for the duty.
All was as ready as it could be.
For the rest of his life, Caleb would be cocooned for extended periods with little or no human touch, so Michael’s family – all of it – lined up to watch and celebrate his birth. Germs weren’t a problem, but physical protection and support were needed to transition him into his new environment.
The moment arrived and the nanites opened his old home to let him out. There was no blood, no clinging mucus, and the placenta melted away. He was beautiful. Michael lifted his shallowly-breathing son and told him, “Welcome to the world, Caleb. Welcome to the world.”
Then, while the birth opening closed, he carefully handed Caleb to the first of his parents in line, to be held by each, and subsequently touched by every child too small to hold him. He was human, and humans need touch. Of necessity, the bonding went quickly, even with so many to love on him.
At last, Michael took Caleb to his now healed mother and gently placed him in her arms. Tears running, she held him to herself for what she feared might be the last time. She kissed his forehead and placed him in the first of his many capsules that would be needed as his body outgrew the previous one.
The nanites functioned quickly, and he was safely ensconced in his new shell. Now he was a newborn with dual inputs – those of his capsule and those that came with every human body. As would any baby, he learned to use the inputs and to control his ‘limbs.’
Jubal was already ‘seated’ in the capsule’s AI module and began the process of establishing contact with his new godson. Caleb was too young and underdeveloped for an implant, so Jubal used the capsule’s sensory inputs. For a long-lived AI, it was a new and interesting experience.
Jubal and Michael’s entire family had read McCaffrey’s Brainship series and paid special attention to her discussions, in Brain Ships, of shell persons’ humanity when deprived of touch. With the blessing of Caleb’s parents, the AI was adamant that the infant would grow up human, with all that being human meant. Jubal settled in for the duration.
If Caleb’s body was hungry, he felt hungry, and sometimes had to wait until he was fed – not long, but enough. When Caleb peed or pooped, he felt soiled diapers, and had to wait at least a minimal amount of time before he was ‘changed’. Later modifications would automate addressing his bodily needs, but for now, he was experiencing normal human processes.
The portions of his brain that received and interpreted sensory inputs (vision, sound, hearing, smell, and taste) were all active as they were in any normal human, but the capsule’s sensors also transmitted to those regions. One of Caleb’s tasks was to learn to differentiate the two types of input. Because nanites protected him from infections and allergies, Caleb’s mothers, father, and siblings could open one of several ports to reach into his capsule and touch him – which they frequently did. Once a day, with nanites enhancing his oxygen utilization, he could leave his capsule for a short while to be held for a feeding.
Feeding! Caleb was not denied taste. After he graduated from breast milk, he was introduced to the various foods served other children and later adults. Caleb really liked curries, scallops, Wolf Brand Chili, and lemon ice cream, but he continued to adore breast milk. For Caleb, a meal might be one or two teaspoons, but he would hold small amounts in his mouth long enough to savor each morsel. Yet again, he was encouraged to partake of human experiences.
Caleb spent his first year learning about human wants, needs, discomforts, resolution, and love. Like all newborns, he also began to learn his body – bodies – the gestalt that was him.
Jubal’s monitoring, guidance, and care were subtle and careful. When Caleb’s first birthday arrived, T’Kleesual, Jubal, wakened to realize that he was a daddy – if not in biology, in behavior and fact. The wakened condition seemed to be catching to Tuull AIs in close association with humans. Dora was pleased that she no longer needed to prospect.
Marcie Orlov wasn’t a slut, but she liked sex – a lot! She studied sex, and once she attained her thirteenth birthday, she practiced sex. As a Confederacy dependent, she was limited; no vaginal penetration, but as one of her body modifications, she’d asked to be able ‘to cum like a string of firecrackers’. When she reached her fourteenth birthday, there were few limits.
While she was still his dependent, Jason had promised that if she behaved he’d be her first, and at midnight she climbed over Calypso and wore him out.
Jason was proud of her. Marcie had matured, developing self-control and a sense of purpose. The slim, strawberry blonde was now a bright young woman with a CAP of 6.9 and entitled to two concubines, but she postponed choosing. Not the sex, mind you, only the choosing.
The twin dependents she had scouted for Jason’s family, Kim and Mai Nguyen, had both scored CAPs of 6.5 a few days after Marcie and the three-way celebration was epic.
Marcie was fascinated by the tales of, and her exposure to, Governor Michael’s family – THE Harem. Even before her CAP test, she contrived to join workouts with THE Harem and their dependents. Though light in experience, she managed to perform above average at everything she put her mind to.
A year passed. Marcie asked her family’s AI, Normally, she would have asked to see ‘Michael’ or traded for one of the tokens his dependents used to get private time. BUT she wanted him to know that this was adult serious. For one of the few times since her extraction, Marcie dressed conservatively, for her. Her skirt barely (pun intended) hid her butt. Marcie’s tatas were similarly ‘covered’, however there could be no doubt that she had a beautiful pair. Knees together, she sat primly across from Harrad Colony’s leader and began, “You have a need and so do I. I think there’s a way to help each other.”
Michael waited for her to continue.
“I just turned fifteen and most of the stuff, umm jobs, available in the colony just don’t suit,” She shrugged and continued. “I’m not a desk type, and not suited for CS. You don’t need someone to infiltrate nests of Earth Firsters, but I could have. I’m not a Marine type, but maybe I’d make a marginal ship’s officer. But Sir, I’ll make one helluva bodyguard!”
Michael looked at her, but didn’t speak.
“Ask any of your ladies. I workout with some of them everyday, and Hannah says I shoot almost as well as she does. I saw the thingy you’re gonna put Caleb in, and I read Anne McCaffrey too.” She looked at him steadily and declared, “Caleb’s going to be a brainship, isn’t he?!”
Still Michael waited, and Marcie resisted the temptation to rush or blather.
“I’m sure with your family and all, he’ll have lots of playmates and companions, but he will be a first, a pioneer, and there will be people and entities who fear him.” She became thoughtful, “Actually, they really should. He will need a bodyguard – bodyguards. That would be me. Mai and Kim, too. And Jamaal when he turns fourteen, but he could start training now. I figure there should be at least ten of us. Better if there were twelve. That would give us two for every shift, coverage for days off and incidentals like scouting ahead. We could choose the right concubines...”
“You’d leave Jason’s family to do this?” Michael asked.
“If you think I need to, yes,” she replied. “But I don’t really see why I would. Our families are close – location, work, friendships. It would work. I know it! Take a chance on me, please.”
“So, Caleb would grow up with you, rely on you, and trust you.” Michael told her. “We’d have thirteen years to evaluate you and train you before we loose you on the universe. You’ve mentioned three others; who else do you have in mind? How would you organize?”
“Jamaal would be my lieutenant. Kim and Mai would be the team leaders, but really, we’d operate like your Harem did with situational leadership.” Marcie elaborated. “We’d be loyal to him, a Praetorian Guard. You can have Dora or Imp or another AI watch over us to be sure there won’t be a palace revolt.”
“As for others, I’m not completely sure yet,” she told him. “I think Cassandra Anne is really interested and I know Shellie will be great once she gets past her father’s betrayal. She is sure working at it. That’s half our need. I’m sure Dora has already picked up on this and identified more.”
Dora told them.
Michael asked Dora.
Dora replied.
Marcie smirked. She knew that being let privy to Dora’s last observation was a sure mark of trust and acceptance.
“Okay, Marcie, confirm commitments from Shellie and Cassandra Anne. Bring your motley crew to dinner tonight, and after story time, we’ll have a family powwow.”
Promptly at 1800 hours, Marcie entered. Her hand was placed formally on Jamaal’s arm, and the similarly paired Kim and Mai followed her. Cassandra Anne met them at the entrance and paired herself with the trailing Shellie. Michael and the adults of his family solemnly greeted them.
Marcie’s cadre was familiar with Michael’s family, more so with the preteens and young teens with whom they’d had many sleepovers. Now, the dynamics changed. They found a toddler seated between each pair. Marcie – toddler-Chloe – Jamaal – Kim – toddler-David – Mai – Shellie – toddler-Julia – Cassandra Anne. Caleb’s capsule, faceplate open, sat between Michael and Marcie. The cadre’s assignment had begun.
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Once again massive respect to Neuroparenthetical for his sterling and untiring work to make something readable from the dross I send to him. Any residual mistakes are mine and left deliberately to give you guys something to do. Speaking of something to do. Please don’t forget to rate, and leave a comment. It’s good to know your thoughts on how the story is progressing. Caleb 19 - More discovery As expected, I was discharged from the hospital in the middle of the next morning. The nurses...
Scars don't just disappear. I'd had one since I was little - for as long as I could remember, really. It had been quite the odd one too: almost like a bracelet around my left wrist. At the risk of being grotesque and making it sound worse than it was, I'd come to think of it in later years as what might happen if an actual red-hot bracelet had been put on there for just long enough to leave a rough pattern. One could feel it were they to run their fingers over it, but it hadn't been so...
Hi, To all Iss reader this is my first story hope U all would like it a complete fiction.my self raj i live in Mumbai this story is about my aunty nandita,let me describe her she is in her 30s,lives with her husband and daughter.She is born beauty with an awesome fig of 36.28.40 ..her assets are her huge melons of 36 d and her ass that will give a hard on to any guy who looks at it So now my story starts this was like 5 years ago when I was appearing for my 12 th HSC examination at that time my...
Caleb Comes to Town by JEP Chapter 1 – Caleb Picks up Supplies Caleb was making his semi-annual trip to town. Twice a year he drove intothe little town in his huge truck to pick up six months of supplies, take agander at humanity, and then he would return to his remote farmhouse. His tripalways followed the same pattern. First, was a stop at Ray's Café tohave breakfast. It was the only business that would be open at 5:00 a.m. Calebalways had the same meal – three eggs over medium, a rack of...
As always my thanks to Neurparenthetical, whose untiring vigilance makes my illegible scribble readable. Any residual errors are left there purposely in order to give you guys something to do. Enjoy. – and please, whatever you feel about the story feedback is always appreciated. I can’t improve if I don’t know where I am going wrong. Caleb 17 - The prodigal return I was stunned. Over and over, I examined the memory. There was no doubt. It had been my power that had been in play. It appeared...
As always my thanks to Neurparenthetical, whose untiring vigilance makes my illegible scribble readable. Any residual errors are left there purposely in order to give you guys something to do. Enjoy. – and please, whatever you feel about the story feedback is always appreciated. I can’t improve if I don’t know where I am going wrong. Caleb 18 - Proxy Poor Jules was once again almost a drooling zombie, being swamped in Empathic power, only this time she had requested it. I had already...
Many thanks, once again, to neuroparenthetical, my most amazing editor who relentlessly teases out what I hope is a decent story from the half-baked drivel I send to him. As always, I’ve fiddled with it, so any errors left are mine; let’s say that they’re deliberate attempts to get you to leave comments, if only to complain. P.S. He even edited this part!!! Having said that – on with the show. Caleb 21 - Sue I sat in my truck, in the driveway, having neither the motivation nor the...
The jet sat looking sleek and impressive on the apron at the local airstrip. I didn’t really know anything about private jets, but I’d at least heard the name ‘Gulfstream.’ The G500 emblazoned on the tail of the Steadmans’ gave me a likely model number, but beyond that, I was in the dark. Jules had said that it cost more than fifty thousand a month just to run. Those kinds of numbers were staggering to me. Not for the first time, I wondered just how rich the Steadman family was. We unloaded...
I woke the next morning curled around Ness. Amanda and Mary were behind me and Jules was on Ness’s other side. To my surprise, for the first time since I could remember, I didn’t have morning wood. Apparently, my autonomic nervous system was smarter than I gave it credit for. I attempted to disentangle myself from Ness, but she grabbed my arms tighter, whining slightly in her sleep. Eventually I managed it and slid out of bed to begin my morning routine. I spent a couple of hours...
I was assaulted by a wealth of sights, sounds and smells. The sudden mayhem was overwhelming. I was at a wedding, in India. Everywhere there were bright colors, flowers, and people dressed in formal attire. There was a lot of red. I knew it wasn’t my wedding - or rather that it wasn’t Jeevan’s, whose memories I was experiencing. In it, he was about ten years old. Why this was a memory he didn’t want me to see became apparent when I saw he had continuously stuffed his face throughout the entire...
Many thanks once again to Neuroparenthetical, my most amazing editor who relentlessly teases out what I hope is a decent story from the half baked drivel I send to him As always – I’ve fiddled with it, so any errors left are mine, and deliberate attempts to get you to leave comments if only to complain. Having said that – on with the show. Caleb 20 – Back to School Josh and Louise came back Sunday afternoon. They had had an enjoyable time with her parents, but since her parents were a...
Caleb By Kachakali See an accompanying picture and other stories and captions over on my blogger: http://nevermoreuniversity.blogspot.mx/ I was awakened by some strange cries. Was I dreaming I thought? I've been having weird dreams all night long. I guess I'm still on edge. I opened my eyes and looked around my room. Nothing. Just my widescreen tv and my business suits hanging off my walk-in closet. My various ties and dress shoes. These shrill cries are seriously eating into what...