"Good." Finally, he let go and took a few steps to the side table by the bed. After the sound of an opening drawer and shifting of its junk-drawer-like contents, a soft glow began to emanate from Khan's hand.
It was a globe-shaped object, about the size of a billiard ball, producing enough light to reach all four walls but not much more than that. He turned to face his visitor, took a step forward, and placed it gently on the corner of his desk that was furthest away from her. The ball of light changed shape, slightly, the bottom flattening out to conform to the surface it had been rested upon.
The room was large for a bedroom, though it was furnished with little more than a queen size bed and a desk with a chair. An open door revealed a private bathroom with a large tub which could be used as a shower. Several panels on the wall seemed to be display screens of various sorts, though a few were recessed and provided empty counter space.
Khan took a step back, allowing the mutant an ample amount of room to move without risking accidental physical contact with him. "Touch anything you wish, nothing here will cause you harm. Some of the fixtures are voice activated, others require direct physical manipulation. The power should be restored in about thirty minutes, and I should return in about four hours."
He offered her a wry, tight smile. "If at any time you wish to turn off all the fixtures, all you have to do is use late-twentieth-century profanity as part of a verbal command to shut down. Either British or American Earth slang will work, so long as the coarse language was in general use in our own time."
Khan-muse randomly wakes up!
It was a globe-shaped object, about the size of a billiard ball, producing enough light to reach all four walls but not much more than that. He turned to face his visitor, took a step forward, and placed it gently on the corner of his desk that was furthest away from her. The ball of light changed shape, slightly, the bottom flattening out to conform to the surface it had been rested upon.
The room was large for a bedroom, though it was furnished with little more than a queen size bed and a desk with a chair. An open door revealed a private bathroom with a large tub which could be used as a shower. Several panels on the wall seemed to be display screens of various sorts, though a few were recessed and provided empty counter space.
Khan took a step back, allowing the mutant an ample amount of room to move without risking accidental physical contact with him. "Touch anything you wish, nothing here will cause you harm. Some of the fixtures are voice activated, others require direct physical manipulation. The power should be restored in about thirty minutes, and I should return in about four hours."
He offered her a wry, tight smile. "If at any time you wish to turn off all the fixtures, all you have to do is use late-twentieth-century profanity as part of a verbal command to shut down. Either British or American Earth slang will work, so long as the coarse language was in general use in our own time."