Möbius Strip: The Man Behind the Curtain

by KevMullins

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Dreanna had always dreamed of traveling among the stars, of visiting alien races. However, her people were just entering their space age. While they were able to send out machine probes to explore the other worlds of their solar system and had even explored their planet’s moons in person, they lacked the technology required to travel the vast interstellar distances. While she was hopeful this would change in her lifetime, she was also a realist.

Then one day He appeared. And what irony that God, or at least a “God”, should pick her. Dreanna believed in science and truly had no use for religion.

Then the offer He made her. Travel the universe with one of its authors as a tour guide, how could she refuse?

Now she found herself, four weeks later, on yet another seemingly abandoned world, tagging along with a being she could barely comprehend, more or less understand. Still the smallest part of her wished she was back home.

Besides, He was hiding something and she knew it. Why was He really here?

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Average Reader Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

  1. Möbius Strip: The Man Behind the Curtain

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted about 1 month ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    reminds me a bit of dr. Who, but still a neat dynamic.

  2. Möbius Strip: The Man Behind the Curtain

    KevMullins' Buddy Icon KevMullins

    Posted about 1 month ago

    Thanks again THX for the honest critique, as always, most appreciated.

    Now that you mention it, there is a bit of a Dr. Who feel… no exactly what I was going for but I’ll see where it leads me.

  3. Möbius Strip: The Man Behind the Curtain

    Browncoatben's Buddy Icon Browncoatben

    Posted about 1 month ago

    Good piece…sets a tone…I’ve seen Dr. Who here and there, but not a lot. So, no comment on any parallels that may be there.

    Either way, I really like the mood of suspicious, curious awe I get from Dreanna.

    Quick note…mispelled traveling in the first line.

  4. Möbius Strip: The Man Behind the Curtain

    KevMullins' Buddy Icon KevMullins

    Posted about 1 month ago

    Nice catch on the misspelling Browncoatben!
    On a side note, another friend said she saw the Q from Star Trek in these stories.
    As usual, thanks for the feedback.

  5. Möbius Strip: The Man Behind the Curtain

    JMSquire's Buddy Icon JMSquire

    Posted about 1 month ago

    Really intriguing feeling to the whole thing, I dig it.

  6. Möbius Strip: The Man Behind the Curtain

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted about 1 month ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love the ending and wonder what He’s hiding.

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