Preconceived Space
I think somebody's inner mad scientist has been awoken.
a TranscriptJazI'm going to come out and say that you seem to me rather paranoid about mystery nanos, but I don't know enough to say its unjustified. I have heard Ace express similar concerns about such machines, but he felt that the necessary technologies was a long way off.
Carver
Runaway nanos are our Boogieman. We have snippets of Dilmun records telling how they had to abandon and destroy their homeworld, which we think is your Venus, along with the vast majority of their population. They were so traumatized that they never forgot, and never allowed self-replicating machines, of any scale, ever since. And they passed that caution on to us.
Jaz
To tell you the truth, I don't think there's any reason to worry. I'm going to be an old woman before he has his funeral.
Carver
What makes you so certain of that?
Jaz
I" I have dreams that come true sometimes. Years ago, I foresaw Ace's meeting with Stormy. And Luna with a green twin. And, recently, an older Ace with grey hair in a glass coffin.
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Carver
You're a precog?!
Let me scan your brain!
We need to do sleep studies!
Can I take a brain tissue sample? A small one. You probably won't miss it!