Homo Cosmien
Akira
Akira barely slept all night, her excitement for her upcoming trip and new life bubbling within her. "It's all happening today," she thought as she sprang out of bed. "I can't sleep any longer; I have to get up."
A disembodied voice in her mind inquired, "Miss Akira, what are you doing?"
"Oh, shush! Femi, you are such a fusspot," Akira gently chided her virtual companion.
The voice responded tersely in her mind, "Akira, you have a long day ahead of you. You need to finish packing, attend your party, and then endure the eight-hour trip to Ziaeke; you need your sleep."
"Oh, nonsense, Femi, I will be fine. Besides, I want to ensure my dissertation is in order for Doctor Ainsworth." This thought caused a slight frown to appear on her smooth, elongated face. "And I have decided to attend his lecture this morning," she added.
Akira rose from her bed and glided across the room, the supple curves of her naked body barely discernible in the dim light. Upon reaching her bathroom, she brushed her long, silky brown hair. Her epicanthic folds gave her eyes an attractively almond shape, and her dark black eyelashes accentuated her youthful beauty.
"Femi, what time is the party this afternoon?"
"At one o'clock, Miss Akira," her companion responded.
Akira finished showering and soon sat down for breakfast. She meticulously reviewed her thesis, making last-minute adjustments to the text. Her long hair, predominantly straight, parted softly at her forehead and swept past her eyes. Her beauty and youth formed her outer appearance, but Akira was also exceptionally intelligent. She had graduated summa cum laude from New Panama University, majoring in anthropology. Her paper, entitled: "Who were the ancestors of modern Homo cosmiens?" had earned her a doctorate in the discipline. She was deeply passionate about this area of research. For Akira, the fossil record of Homo habilis, rudolfensis, georgicus, ergaster, erectus, cepranensis, antecessor, heidelbergensis, rhodesiensis, neanderthalensis, floresiensis, and finally Homo sapiens held the answers to her very identity. Homo sapiens were of particular interest to her. Understanding them was paramount at this moment. The Vessel possessed limited knowledge of their nature. Contributing to the greater body of knowledge was the most esteemed achievement for any Homo cosmien.
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