Looks like I'm in the minority for reading Key as slightly male. I didn't get a gender for Trellis. I also read the librarian as female, which I'm kind of sad about.
I loved the story, found it very touching, and would like to know more about the world it's in. One thing that confused me: the librarian's comments to Key suggested that some actual information was withheld from even the highest levels available to "civilians". So has someone discovered immortality, but some ruling council is keeping it hidden? Or is it just that they're blocking research into it, but not hiding any actual information? Are they hiding the very idea of it? And what's the librarian really up to?
Were you inspired by Nick Bostrom's "Fable of the Dragon"? It also reminded me a little of Lois Lowry's "The Giver".
Thanks so much for sharing it with us!
I also read the librarian as female, which I'm kind of sad about.
Lace is female - why are you sad about reading her that way?
I loved the story, found it very touching, and would like to know more about the world it's in.
Yaaaay! I'll answer any setting questions you care to pose :)
So has someone discovered immortality, but some ruling council is keeping it hidden? Or is it just that they're blocking research into it, but not hiding any actual information? Are they hiding the very idea of it? And what's the librarian really up to?
Nobody has disc...
ITT we talk about whatever.