Stasis

[Eva Jaz 0]

Meritorious Achievement Award

 

Gone was the pain , gone was the insane itchiness , gone was the anxiety of not knowing if she would still be herself tomorrow , or in an hour .

 

A feeling of warmth and calm was surrounding her like a thick blanket . She could feel everything , every square inch of her body, or at least this mental projection of her body, was hyper sensitive . She could feel the stars she was seeing slowly waltzing around her . She could feel the air displacement created by a tiny bit of stellar dust . Somewhere in Eva's mind she knew that her sensations were rationally impossible and that if this were real she would have suffocated long ago .

 

The second the unpleasant thought crossed her mind the scenery changed . Luscious green valleys and mountains , giant waterfalls of pink water glistening under the rays of a overly big sun , reflecting the light like an enormous , somehow liquid diamond . Eva could still feel everything and hear everything , once again her senses were heightened . Deafening sound of the cascading water , laced with the soft whisper of a breeze and the long grass swaying . Eva smiled in amazement when she noticed that she could even distinguished the quiet sound of a minuscule butterfly , flapping its wings ready to go explore more of the valley .Eva wished she could also fly like the colorful insect .

 

Once again the mere thought of flying was enough to make it happen , not a second after the thought crossed her mind that her feet were no longer touching the cushioned grass , she was floating through the valley , gaining altitude by the minute until she was high enough to be able to take in all the beauty of the world her mind created . She closed her eyes and let the her spotted skin , absent of any unsightly greenish scale in this place , embrace the light and it's warmth .

 

As she twirled in the air , defying all laws of physics , part of Eva knew she was in stasis , that the fight was not over yet , and that her colleagues were still searching for a cure for herself and the other infected shipmates , but such unpleasant thoughts had no place in this fabricated Shangri La. If she had to wait to be awaken , she knew she really couldn't think of a better place .