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Genius Loci
by J. Michael
Straczynski
page 7
training, a phenomenon often discussed at the Academy but rarely
encountered in the real world: hive mind.
"I am this world," the elder said.
"Not possible," G'Kar said. "Planets
are not sentient creatures."
"No? Perhaps not
the soil, or the metal, or their component molecules, but what of the
lifeforms themselves? Branch and leaf, hoof and claw?
"There is no memory among us, even the
oldest, that tells us how it happened. Some who came here long ago
and discovered our nature had their own ideas about it. They
believed that in a time long past, links began to occur between all the
forms of life here. Telesymbiosis, they called it.
Individually, none of those who live in this place are sentient, as you
mean it. But collectively, there is a group mind, a flash of
consciousness that links all forms of life here into one great entity
that, one day, long ago… woke up.
"Ours is a
world of unrivaled peace and cooperation. The flower tells the
insect when it is most suited for pollination; the wounded animal calls
out to the carrion eaters when it is about to die so that the food is not
wasted. We are one.
"But from time to
time over the years, others came here, others whose intentions ere not
peaceful. They would destroy the land, tear down the forests, kill
the animals. We responded by becoming even stronger, until we could
impose the telesymbiotic pressure on those who came here. They would
become lost in illusion, as you almost did, eventually starving to
death. Their bodies would be moved into areas
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requiring fertilization, to serve the greater self.
"It is easier for us to deal with your kind
in this way," the elder said. "But we do have other means at our
disposal."
Lyta looked around. There were now
thous-
ands of the creatures moving into position on all
sides. Even armed, she knew she could take out only a few of
them. If they struck with a coordinated attack, she would be
hopelessly overwhelmed. Bitten, beaten, and stampeded to death.
She could feel them preparing to strike, felt
the growing agitation in their unified thoughts.
There was nowhere to run, nowhere to hide,
and she was nearly out of time.
But not out
of ideas.
She closed her eyes again and
concentrated. Hive minds seemed almost supernatural, but there was
always a core element somewhere. Thoughts didn't come randomly into
existence; they all had to start somewhere. She visualized the
thought patterns in the lifeforms around her and focused on tracking them
back to the source, the beginning of the thought.
Come on, damn it, focus. The
Vorlons had altered her, enhanced her abilities to an extent even she
didn't fully understand. I can do this.
"One other thing," G'Kar said, stalling for
time. If the entity could sense Lyta in motion, then she must be
ready to take action. It might help to distract the entity, and
while he was at it… learn something.
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Genius Loci
by J. Michael
Straczynski
page 7
training, a phenomenon often discussed at the Academy but rarely
encountered in the real world: hive mind.
"I am this world," the elder said.
"Not possible," G'Kar said. "Planets
are not sentient creatures."
"No? Perhaps not
the soil, or the metal, or their component molecules, but what of the
lifeforms themselves? Branch and leaf, hoof and claw?
"There is no memory among us, even the
oldest, that tells us how it happened. Some who came here long ago
and discovered our nature had their own ideas about it. They
believed that in a time long past, links began to occur between all the
forms of life here. Telesymbiosis, they called it.
Individually, none of those who live in this place are sentient, as you
mean it. But collectively, there is a group mind, a flash of
consciousness that links all forms of life here into one great entity
that, one day, long ago… woke up.
"Ours is a
world of unrivaled peace and cooperation. The flower tells the
insect when it is most suited for pollination; the wounded animal calls
out to the carrion eaters when it is about to die so that the food is not
wasted. We are one.
"But from time to
time over the years, others came here, others whose intentions ere not
peaceful. They would destroy the land, tear down the forests, kill
the animals. We responded by becoming even stronger, until we could
impose the telesymbiotic pressure on those who came here. They would
become lost in illusion, as you almost did, eventually starving to
death. Their bodies would be moved into areas
|
requiring fertilization, to serve the greater self.
"It is easier for us to deal with your kind
in this way," the elder said. "But we do have other means at our
disposal."
Lyta looked around. There were now
thous-
ands of the creatures moving into position on all
sides. Even armed, she knew she could take out only a few of
them. If they struck with a coordinated attack, she would be
hopelessly overwhelmed. Bitten, beaten, and stampeded to death.
She could feel them preparing to strike, felt
the growing agitation in their unified thoughts.
There was nowhere to run, nowhere to hide,
and she was nearly out of time.
But not out
of ideas.
She closed her eyes again and
concentrated. Hive minds seemed almost supernatural, but there was
always a core element somewhere. Thoughts didn't come randomly into
existence; they all had to start somewhere. She visualized the
thought patterns in the lifeforms around her and focused on tracking them
back to the source, the beginning of the thought.
Come on, damn it, focus. The
Vorlons had altered her, enhanced her abilities to an extent even she
didn't fully understand. I can do this.
"One other thing," G'Kar said, stalling for
time. If the entity could sense Lyta in motion, then she must be
ready to take action. It might help to distract the entity, and
while he was at it… learn something.
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