Extrinsic & Intrinsic Life Short Story Collection
Internalization
The Story
The market for DNA transplants has grown and now its commonplace to swap and transplant DNA, trading it along with memories and mental skills and people actively seek out this new illegal fixation and trade their lives, bodies and mind capacity on the underground market known as Internal. A woman, Shenoa rapidly becomes intertwined and addicted to this new craze until Marcus tries to salvage her life and get back the things that she has lost as he wants his wife back but he has to make choices about just what he is willing to trade and sacrifice to make that happen. Due to the risky nature of the intricate laser treatment of DNA transplants, the practice has been outlawed, yet in the black market sales are flourishing and customers are flocking to trade on Internals market. An underground market simply known as Internal is run by five individuals who once were in charge of the research of DNA transplants at a government institution who have now become fugitives that trade their services in secrecy in an underground market that shifts locations in order to avoid the 'Detectors' the government agents that are trying to track them down. Written by Jill Thrussell.
Virtualization
The Story
A guard for the special forces, Maverick works in a special branch that virtually explores other planets seeking threats to humanity's existence when he discovers a planet with life forces and a mysterious human child that seems to be captured there. Due to his discovery, Maverick rapidly embarks upon a mission to save him from the alien race that inhibits the planet but once he arrives, he is torn apart by hallucinations of images of from his past and he struggles to find the truth in the midst of strange temptations as his mental, spiritual and physical strengths are pushed to the extreme. The mission Maverick embarked upon then becomes even more obscure as he struggles to save not just the child but also himself as he starts to question the reality of his own existence and whether the child he was supposed to save really actually exists or whether he was lured there to his death. Written by Jill Thrussell.
Romanticization
The Story
An intergalactic dating agency is created by Skylar pairing all kinds of partners from all kinds of alien species with her human clients as she facilitates the virtual platform she has created and engineered to make intergalatic introductions that species from all over the galaxy and beyond participate in. Whilst participating in her usual course of business however she takes a trip to an unusual planet deep in space and finds an alien race which may have mastered and breached the frontier of mortality. When Skylar starts to explore their culture more deeply however, she starts to uncover that a horrific virus has been killing of the occupants of the planet and that is the sole reason for their search for the serum which provides immortality in the first place. A bond is formed with an alien male stricken with the deadly disease whose time is running out and she quickly tries to find a way to save him but once an alien adult has contracted the disease and it is in its final stages, they can no longer be saved by the serum of immortality meaning they have limited time in which to find a cure. The pair have to then race to different parts of the galaxy to find a cure before his state of health deteriorates any further. Written by Jill Thrussell.
Externalization
The Story
A researcher for the Internal trading market starts to explore trading DNA with various alien life forms as he travels through the galaxy and discovers alien species and an android race that seem very enthusiastic about exchanging their DNA. When Jaylon visits their planet, he is quickly given a female android tour guide but as they start to bond they rapidly uncover a treacherous scheme by the planetary leader to insert android alien DNA into human beings in an attempt to take over the planet and force humanity to slavery. Due to the threat to humanity and their bond, Pertina the alien android female tour guide rebels and tries to assist Jaylon and as they race against time, they attempt to reverse the DNA implants that have been traded in an attempt to save the human lives which have already been infected by the DNA trades that have already occurred. Written by Jill Thrussell.
This project is currently under review and was originally written at least five years ago.