Bruce's questions
My brother Bruce had a few questions for me, prompted by reading Rome's Evolution.
1. Why would Rei create a trellis that he had to duck under?
2. Did the shrimpy Vuduri build it? I suppose so if he has to duck. Does he have to duck going into each room of the house?
3. Is the house one story? Is it shaped like a 'U'. Open in the middle. I thought I remembered you could look out a window and see the other wing.
Here are the answers:
Rome had the Vuduri build the trellis after a near-fatal encounter with a blanket the previous year. The incident took place about a year after The Ark Lords. The Vuduri only build things one way and they are not very imaginative. So, while Rei could clear it full upright before the honeysuckle vines grew, they were getting rather thick overhead so that he now he has to duck down a little. His head would not hit the trellis but it would hit the vines.
At the end of Rome's Revolution, the Vuduri built Rei and Rome's house but under the direction of the Essessoni so it was built more like a traditional (2067AD) Earth house, complete with 10 foot ceilings and 7 foot doorways. So Rei does not need to duck in his own house.
The house is a one-story ranch-style house U-shaped made out of aerogel. The left side and the middle section belonged to Rei and Rome initially. The far side was an in-law suite with its own entrance. The in-laws could also access Rei and Rome's portion using an inside door.
Binoda and Fridone built a solarium which Rei and Rome could see across the center courtyard. This was mentioned in The Ark Lords. Eventually Rome's parents moved into their own home so Rei and Rome had access to both wings. Rome converted one room into a playroom for Aason. Another eventually became Lupe's bedroom.
Rome converted the solarium into a studio because it had fantastic northern light. After Rome's Evolution, she concentrated on getting the Library and campus up and running but eventually left it in the hands of others. When Lupe was old enough, Rome became a full-time teacher and painted as her hobby.
When Rome retired, she threw herself into her art. What happens to Rei and Rome at the end of their life will be revealed in a short story called "Not The End" which will be in the Vuduri Companion, due in late 2014.
1. Why would Rei create a trellis that he had to duck under?
2. Did the shrimpy Vuduri build it? I suppose so if he has to duck. Does he have to duck going into each room of the house?
3. Is the house one story? Is it shaped like a 'U'. Open in the middle. I thought I remembered you could look out a window and see the other wing.
Here are the answers:
Rome had the Vuduri build the trellis after a near-fatal encounter with a blanket the previous year. The incident took place about a year after The Ark Lords. The Vuduri only build things one way and they are not very imaginative. So, while Rei could clear it full upright before the honeysuckle vines grew, they were getting rather thick overhead so that he now he has to duck down a little. His head would not hit the trellis but it would hit the vines.
At the end of Rome's Revolution, the Vuduri built Rei and Rome's house but under the direction of the Essessoni so it was built more like a traditional (2067AD) Earth house, complete with 10 foot ceilings and 7 foot doorways. So Rei does not need to duck in his own house.
The house is a one-story ranch-style house U-shaped made out of aerogel. The left side and the middle section belonged to Rei and Rome initially. The far side was an in-law suite with its own entrance. The in-laws could also access Rei and Rome's portion using an inside door.
Binoda and Fridone built a solarium which Rei and Rome could see across the center courtyard. This was mentioned in The Ark Lords. Eventually Rome's parents moved into their own home so Rei and Rome had access to both wings. Rome converted one room into a playroom for Aason. Another eventually became Lupe's bedroom.
Rome converted the solarium into a studio because it had fantastic northern light. After Rome's Evolution, she concentrated on getting the Library and campus up and running but eventually left it in the hands of others. When Lupe was old enough, Rome became a full-time teacher and painted as her hobby.
When Rome retired, she threw herself into her art. What happens to Rei and Rome at the end of their life will be revealed in a short story called "Not The End" which will be in the Vuduri Companion, due in late 2014.
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