Nebulon's jaw dropped as he entered the laboratory and his eyes met with the dimensional portal. The machine said to transport a person to another reality of their desire. This was his whole life. His passion for the advancement of technology knew no end. He could barely contain his excitement.
"Hello! You must be Nebulon. The one that signed on as a dimensional traveler?" A young woman rose from her chair and rushed to greet Nebulon as he walked in. A long, white lab coat? Those piercing green eyes? Appeared over-excited? Nebulon recognized her at once.
"That's me. Hello, and you must be Ao, from the ad?"
Ao shook his hand so fast, Nebulon barely noticed it. This was a big moment for him, but being an introvert, it was a difficult situation for him being required to converse with someone, much less someone so accomplished. Before long, she was back at the machine holding a piece of paper. She began reading.
"Nebulon Altaval. Twenty years old. College graduate in Cerebral and Biological Enhancement. Wielder of a cybernetic eye and second grade cerebral enhancements. Tell me about those."
Nebulon felt sweat building on his head, back and chest. "Ummm. Well the eye." He took some moments to think. "It's a generation 1 visual enhancer. It was needed from an accident that happened a while ago."
Ao blushed as she put down the paper. Nebulon's eyes widened in bewilderment as she marched over to him. He felt exposed as her eyes connected with his, and she peered at his cybernetic eye as if staring into his soul. "I am not fooled so easily Nebulon Altaval."
"W-What do you mean?"
"That is no generation 1 eye. It's gen 3 at least, and it helps with much, MUCH more than just vision does it? And those cerebral enhancements. Judging by their frequency, I suspect you know a lot more than you let on."
Nebulon gulped. He was always reluctant to reveal his enhancements to others, as he trusted NO ONE with that information. He didn't know what to say, and luckily for him, Ao broke the silence.
"Hmmm. Don't wanna talk about them huh? It's fine. You secret's safe with me, and INA over there."
Nebulon could tell that she sensed his discomfort on the subject. She was trying to make him feel as comfortable as possible. He exhaled an endless sigh of relief. "Thanks."
"Now then. Shall we?"
Nebulon plodded over to the machine following Ao's lead, all the while admiring its ingenious design. There was a platform for the user to stand under a circle of warpers. A recent invention which spun faster than the speed of light, would bend space and time to cast the user out into the new dimension. In the middle, a universilator stood from the ground to the warpers. Also quite recent, this was used to find matter across dimensions, allowing the machine to find the corresponding reality for the current user to travel to.
Ao looked to her robotic assistant INA, standing in the corner. "Take it away my friend."
Ina paced over to the machine, as if just as excited as Ao. "Now. Subject: Nebulon Altaval. Please step onto that platform right there sir."
Nebulon gazed over at Ao in a new wave of anxiety. "Ready already?"
Ao smiled. "Of course. It's why you're here right? Besides. Someone with your abilities should have had some idea of what was coming."
Nebulon grappled with a million different emotions, but took a deep breath and by putting one foot in front the other, he made it onto the platform.
INA spoke up immediately. "Now. Please state the desired dimension, Nebulon Altaval."
Nebulon couldn't believe he was doing this. It all seemed so absurd, but he lived for this kind of thing. He closed his eyes, smiled, and said the first thing that came to his mind. "Take me to a dimension where all women see me as a GOD!"
INA stopped, and twisted her robotic neck to face Nebulon. Ao raised her eyebrow. "Hm. Interesting choice. INA, proceed."
Nebulon looked in all directions of the lab, his fingers shaking in anticipation of what might happen as INA worked from behind her screen.
"Is there a match?"
Ao eyed the results. "Not yet."
"What about now?"
"Not yet!"
..........
"Now?"
"We have two matches!"
Nebulon's face just lit up as INA began describing the related dimensions.
"Dimension ALPHA: A bustling matriarchal megalopolis where females are giant compared to males, but see them as gods, and attend to their every need until their death, which fuels the lifeforce of their female owner."
Dimension BETA: A fantastical world of magic and mythology where women are the only ones capable of magical feats, and men are typically seen as lesser beings, however it says here that the women will see you, Nebulon, as a special and glorious male."
Nebulon noticed Ao grinning in excitement. It was very much how he was feeling in the moment as well. Ao could wait no more.
"You'll have one hour in your new dimension. Be sure to step back through the portal before your time is up.
Nebulon nodded in approval.
"Well? Which do you choose??? The machine will take you there once you just say it!"
He couldn't hold in his smile. He raised his arm aloft and declared triumphantly...
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