Monday, October 18, 2004
The commander was a wide floundering sort of fellow. By this I mean the lower half of his body resembled a walrus, fins for legs enormous girthy tail - the works. And he had a sort of paralysis in his upper body that kept him from seeing or hearing quite so well. He had only been sucessful after the accident because he recieved no pity from society, as both of these somewhat spectacular handicaps are due to a botched plastic surgery.
He became something of an interstellar Helen Keller, if you will. Spreading the word to all the galaxy that even if you were triply, quadrupuly, or nonagopuly handicapped, in the cases of some species, you still could be sucessful. the trick was after the accident you had blame the cause on some horribly boneheaded manneuver on your part. Taking full responsiblity for your handicap was the only way to fully reintagrate into a society bent of fixing blame.
He became something of an interstellar Helen Keller, if you will. Spreading the word to all the galaxy that even if you were triply, quadrupuly, or nonagopuly handicapped, in the cases of some species, you still could be sucessful. the trick was after the accident you had blame the cause on some horribly boneheaded manneuver on your part. Taking full responsiblity for your handicap was the only way to fully reintagrate into a society bent of fixing blame.
