The first node in this linked list is at: http://ficly.com/stories/11014

Bizarre techno stuff, but if I followed it right, but still winds up a painful touching on parental worry.

bad parents! knowing about her bug! htey deserve to worry.

The parents have cyborg implants too (remember, the mother has the same little bump as the daughter does).

What I was aiming for with this piece was to show the mechanical reactions of the cyborg parents, but show a little of the mother’s humanity breaking through. Tricky somewhat in 1024 chars. Note that the e-mail conversation happened during a brief hesitation during the washing up, they didn’t have to go to a terminal to receive or send the message.

This is a great series. For some reason I feel like it should be “CyLink” instead of “Cylink”. I know, I know… so modern and overdone but it really fits here.

p.s. I’m dying for the next installment!

Cleaned carpets, put up Christmas tree, time now to feed the children. Maybe one in a little while…

oh i know, ethel, that she has the same bump, that’s what I meant.. i like the cyborg communications, just when i read it the first time, i was startled by the jump in storytelling format. :)