The event ran long. I was to meet my date at the six hour. I was late. Into the shadows, out of the shadows. As I came down the hall, there she was. Seated and apparenty upset. "Hello" I said with a smile. "Hello? You're late and all you can say is Hello? I don't like being stood up!" " I apologize... my meeting ran late. I thought you would understand." "No, I do not. I have to leave." And with that comment, she left. Obviously her tirade had nothing to do with me nor my tardiness. Reaction comes from prior experiences. Matter easily fixed. I walked down the hallway and slipped into the shadows and returned at five minutes before the six hour. I walked back to the table and had a seat. A fictional character would never use his abilities for personal gain, but then again, I am not a fictional character. Six hour, Six and five, six ten. She appeared. "Hi, sorry I'm late..." Well, what could I say now? The double standards between the male and females of species are extremely unfair. If I'm late, I'm uncaring about her feelings... If I complain about her tardiness, I'm insensitive to her needs... "... have you been waiting long?" "My meeting finished early so I came right over. I didn't want to be late!" "I'm Su." She put out her hand to shake mine. I returned the gesture. "Su Stone." "Johnathon..." She continued to hold/shake my hand waiting for me to finish. I needed an additional name. I glanced at the bar across the way and saw an ad for well drinks, "Wells, ... Johnathon Wells." as she sat down. "And just what is it you do when consulting Mr... Wells." "I study the effects of time." "Historian?" "No, ...Archeologist. A historian may study the past, I experience it." I gave her the once over, black one piece knit dress for cocktails. She was well dressed for the evening. A waiter interuppted our discussion. We placed an order and continued. "You know much Mr. Wells. Perhaps I'll do a story on your sometime." "Me? (great)... My studies are not very interesting. "Artifacts of beliefs and actions of the past. Obviously not as passionate as your political activism... tell me more about your current articles" A great distraction with women is to show interest in their projects. And in this case I was genuinely interested.
"Here's the playback. See... there he is." In this age of monitoring and security that I am aware of, I am careful. I shift in shadows, time my arrivals and departures. Even as I was sitting in the dining area and maintaining an illusion of current clothing my face was somewhat distorted to electronic imaging lest my presence be documented. Imagine a spectator at the Kennedy Assination showing up in the crowd at the Reagan shooting. Repeated occurences would eventually alert authorities to look for an individual that did not appear to age. My effects are essentially indiscernable to the individual eye. Just as each side of the face is different and we never know just how anyone truly looks due to the way we process images in the brain I leave enough lattitude to be familiar but not necessarily recognizeable. The current magnetic and digital imaging of this era is something I am constantly on the alert of. With the discovery of extraterrestrial visitations and government secrecy, surveilance has become quite a priority to monitor such monitors. While it not be espionage, the powers of the world are quite protective of their secrets, their power and are proprietary about their planet. I was caught on tape. "Tell me what you have..." "Here, in the hallway, at 5:55. Here is the earlier view and leading hallways prior. Now, at 5:55, there he is." "What, he just appeared from the wall. I'm not going topside with this." "Well, here he is in the cafe." "Can you focus it better, he looks alittle out of focus." "That's just it... look, the girl he is with, in focus. Him, in focus. His face? Not clear in focus." Frustrated, "I'll do a walk by and check it out. Keep an eye on him and let me know if you notice anything else."
"...so that's my story. Started with my fiance' and still is my current project." "Perhaps... Have you ever lost anyone close to you?" "Actually, I never had anyone to lose. I stay quite busy with my research... travel alot." "Perhaps I am fortunate to have been spared those feeling..." "And you Mr. Travel? Your current passion? "The fun about archeology is the quest for the truth. There are many truths and yet, they can all agree when put into perspective. My last trip was to lost Inca cities. You remember stories of the Devil's Triangle, and the Pacific Triangle... I am correlating a relationship between artifacts and placement of the three equitorial pyramidal groups..." "Including the one in the asian southeast?" "Exactly. Artifact review, structural placement, geographical positioning... My grant is to collect and theorize what led such peoples to construct such similar structures in such remote and unconnected locations." "Chinese history and archeology goes back more than ten thousand years. In America they always start history six thousand years ago in Iraq. I am a little insulted by that." "Your history is definitely valid as a culture. Interesting that your srcipt developed contrary to the lines of western languages and each presupposes the other should do if differently." "But, when it comes to artifacts... jewelry is my number one goal." "You're a treasure hunter, Mr. Wells?" "Not a profitier. But Egyptians had a knowledge of electricity. Biblical stories talk of dancing snakes from wooden staffs and other items. To a culture with an overall low knowledge of science, a Tesla discharge would indeed give the appearance of dancing snakes." "So do you believe these pieces of jewelry hold more value than we are aware?" "Well, (reaching into my pocket and producing a jeweled bracelet) there are many beautiful things of the past as well as the present. One certainly compliments the other..." slipping the amulet over her wrist as I finished my statement. "Johnathon, it is... beautiful... I cannot accept this. " she said as she admired it on her wrist. "I can take it back" "No!" she said abruptly then laughed. "It is something I brought to show you tonight. I would like you to have it if you would be so inclined?" She laughed. "You are so polite..., are you from Britian or something?" "No,... in my travels I have learned the value of being a gift to others as well as giving gifts to others." "Where is it from?" That item is from the mountainous region of the Andes." In the past they worshiped a sun god. Lucifer is known as the anger of light. Perhaps in a period of time such a fallen celestial entity egotistically desiring worhsip visited both the Nile and the Andes being perceived as a deity. Such an experience could set humans off on projects such as pyramids to reach such beings. In the frenzy, other items such as this spin off in an effort to emulate the artifacts of such an experience. What we know as a cell phone the Egyptians would see as the voice of unseen gods and would have constructed wands to mimic the item. Amulets are no different. Perhaps they mimic the functional attire of ancient visitors. Such an attempt results in the attention to detail. It is pure gold. The invading Spaniards disliked it because it was so soft. This one is more of an alloy so it is studier. But see the stones..." "Yes, I was wondering... gray... metallic..." "Some women have eyes of such a seductive luster... actually the gray is uranium ore.." She looked surprised... "Don't worry, it is not radioactive." But you can see how such an item used by technological superiors would make others seek to recreate it in the hopes they too would have it's spiritual power." At this point I caught a man in the lounge eyeing us. I continued. "You could have probably caused a flourescent light to glow with this item five thousand or so years ago..." "Or make a watch dial glow?" As she moved it towards her wrist chronometer it did glow slightly more. "A subtle after effect I suppose. Would you like to take a walk once we finish?" "Yes, I would like that, the weather is cool." The individual had used a phone from his belongings, looked toward the ceiling then left." I noticed the observation system early. To continue to come and go and be observed without any ingress or egress would not be wise. However, my review of details here provided my with ideas on when to go next. In my haste I had forgotten to procure a means of paying for our evening. This would have been a problem but it seems our observer had handled our bill. The waiter informed me the house had taken care of our tab as a courtesy. Not a good sign,it was definitely time to leave. As I placed her wrap across her shoulders "The conference picked up your tab? My my Mr. Wells, aren't we important." "That I am my dear Ms. Stone, that I am."
To Be Continued...