Chapter Seventeen
Psychonaut
There are two prevailing interpretations of Quantum
Mechanics, the Standard, or Copenhagen Interpretation, which posits probability
fields as an abstract explanatory concept, and the Many Worlds Interpretation,
which posits parallel universes interfering with each other on the quantum
level. Over the last few years, the Many Worlds Interpretation has pretty much emerged victorious due to two recent
findings: 1) the working of quantum computing, and 2) the arrival and discovery
of the supervillain, Pscyhonaut.
Psychonaut is a visitor from a parallel universe. At least, that’s what he claims, and I see no
reason not to believe him. Also, I’ve
literally followed him to other universes.
Psychonaut uses drugs to travel between worlds, but speedsters have the
innate ability to travel between universes.
It is similar to phasing through objects, but the vibrational
frequencies are different. Move your
molecules at the right rate and presto, you are travelling to other versions of
the Earth.
Psychonaut uses a interdimensional travel suit, not
unlike a speedster’s suit, but his is a sort of tie-dyed, psychedelic, multi-colored
mess. It is literally hard to look
at. He wears a retractable glass-like dome helmet rather like a deep sea diver. Otherwise, he’s quite a pleasant
chap. Mild-mannered, funny, smart. He also has the ability to induce a bad trip
in anyone at any time, which is a pretty amazing defensive move, if you stop
and think about it. I’ve seen him take
down half the Hero’s Guild at once, and from what I heard, they were incapacitated
for a week. And we’re not taking the
sidekicks, but the big guns like Platinum Man, the Golden Speedster, and Zorro.
(c) Copyright 2019 Diana Hignutt
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