17 July 2011

Six Sentence Sunday 07/17



Welcome back to SSS! Thank you for stopping by. It means a LOT to me that y'all check in every week. I must be doing something right. At least in six sentence increments ;) To visit my fellow Sixers, or to join in the fun yourself, check out the official Six Sunday website.

Today's snippet is from Duality! I've missed it, and this will inspire me to work on edits. I tried to find a picture that looked enough like my protag for you, but the elusive panther-furry-that's-close-enough is still elusive. You'll just have to use your imagination. She's quite 
weird-looking. 

To catch up:

Protag is a genetic experiment whose DNA has been crossed with a panther's. She has no memory, but she has totally awesome claws. Also, she looks mostly pantherish. She's lost one keeper already, and her new one, Sylvia, is the woman who had stayed by her side in the infirmary when she'd first woken up. I think that gets us up to speed.

“You haven’t been named yet, have you?” Sylvia asked.
            “Jasper hadn’t gotten to that yet. Why?”
            “I see. It’s just that Dr. Lorenzo likes for the Humani to have names rather than numbers.”
            At his name, a pang shot through me and my heart stuttered.

20 comments:

Alix said...

oh Protag, I'm pensive from her reaction. Fantastic six. Thank you.

Pippa Jay said...

Oh, poor, why does the name upset her?

Sarah Grimm said...

Oooh, I've missed Duality, too. Great six!

Lisa Fox said...

Hmm, I wonder what that pang is all about? I can't wait to find out!

Taryn Kincaid said...

I do like this story. It's offbeat and I'm glad you've returned to it. I'm following along!

Marie Dees said...

Great six. Names are important.

JoAnne Kenrick said...

I've been enjoying snippets from this one, and glad you've come back to it, and now I'm hooked in once again -- why did the name upset her so? I want to knO!

D Carney said...

Aww. Love her reaction to just his name.

lexcade said...

Thanks, everyone! I've missed it, too. Glad y'all enjoy it!

Jessica Knauss said...

Great place to stop. Leaves me wanting more!

Lindsay said...

Great hook.

Unknown said...

Made me want to read more. Great selection.

Angela S. Stone said...

Well that is interesting!!!

Bree said...

Is she in love with him? Hmm...Intriguing snip!

Xakara said...

That at just a name... Can't wait to know more!

~Xakara
Dawn's Early Light

Zee Monodee said...

Very intriguing!

Unknown said...

A trickle of memory, perhaps?? I'm very interested to see what's next. Love the concept of your story! :)

Sandra Sookoo said...

ah, and what else is in store for her, I wonder?

Jackie said...

Love it!!!

1000th.monkey said...

Your last line is intriguing, but I'm not sure what kind of pang it is... it's too vague... could be pain, recognition, fear, love... I'd really like it if it was a tad more clear :)