Escape Pod 787: Ascend, Exalt, Love, Propagate, Rise!
Ascend, Exalt, Love, Propagate, Rise! By Sarah Kumari The Glory smolders through Jehanne's bloodstream, pulsing its encouragement. The rivals who have survived along with him–officially 'Fellow Eminents' now that selection is over–twitch and moan as their addiction is quenched. Within minutes they are preening, flexing their muscles, stomping, or singing to Mother Elethra. Jehanne's training allows him to douse the call, to batter it down with a deliberate shifting of delta waves. He visualizes…
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