Elaine loved walking the fields of Elysium, a world so
beautiful many consider it on par with the afterlife. The best part of Elysium
is it is always daytime; one or more of the suns are high in the sky at all
times. The air always feels like spring on Earth. Speaking of Earth, Elaine
wasn’t always the meek and mild woman you see here. Back on Earth she was known
as Jako the Macco, a ruthless business broker with a trail of corpses strung
out behind him.
Jako made a lot of enemies on Earth; he also made a lot of
money. When you have as many enemies as Jako you need money to stay alive. A
long successful career (with the accompanying victims) gave Jako the
opportunity to retire to the quiet life he always wanted without pesky victims
showing up bent on revenge.
On Elysium you can be anyone you want as long as you have
the money. The Elysium Council discovered how to capture and control a vortex,
a bubble of distorted space where anything that passes through exits as a
woman. Vortexes have been the bane of any planet unlucky enough, or lucky if
you like that sort of thing, to be plagued by them.
Jako paid his dues to the Elysium government and walked
through the vortex and into a simple life of comfort and pleasure. Many still
search for the Macco, but none have found him. Some say he lives on a planet
somewhere near the galactic core, others, on a planet in the Sagittarius Arm. But
we know better. Jako is walking the warm fields of Elysium enjoying the beauty
and comfort he earned. Elaine is a woman for the ages.
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