Dorian and the Harappan Curse
Greetings stalwart readers. When Dorian’s speaking tour ended after the Greenfield Blast he and Alex were given a place to stay and rest for a few days while the Friends considered their next step.
It is my understanding that this is when Dorian and Alex’s relation ship moved to the “next level”. Prior to this they had been too busy to get any deeper than the surface.
However, it turned out that this is when Alex contracted the Harappan Curse.
The rest of the Harappan delegation, except for Mrs. Carmini, were already under the protection of the SID. They contacted Dorian through the Friends network and brought him and Alex in. Of course Alex survived the Curse and was nursed back to health.
The Harappan Curse was something we just learned to deal with on planet Harappa. Everyone got it at some point. Most people survived it but not all. The SID came up with an inoculation and began a major program to protect their staff and eventually all Earthers. The disease was wiped out on Earth.
After the Fordian scientists discovered the mechanics of the disease we now know much better how it works. I’m not a scientist but it has been explained to me by one (the Mother of the Galaxy herself) that people who have been afflicted with the Curse have a slightly stronger gravitational pull than those who have not been exposed to the illumaphane.
How this made an impact on Galactic History is that it was discovered, by Dorian Thain, (on his second visit to Earth) that people who had been inflicted with the Harappan Curse could safely make a space jump without suffering any of the harmful affects that humanities primitive illumadrive afforded.
Since the SID had prevented any of their people from contracting the disease it made it more difficult for them to travel space until they learned from the Lors how to craft vessels that made star travel safer.
Next week we’ll discuss Mary Carmini’s early days on Earth.
Never mix red wine and Oodo.
Philip Normer
Kushan Year 87
Earth Year 2479
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