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#TimeTravelingGhost EP 12: Post 125, 1,802,701 CE, Middlesex, UK

#Wss366 Tremor #TimeTravelAuthors 08/17. Does anyone travel to the future? What did they (or would they) think of it?

I made my way back into the meadow at the forest’s edge and sat down where I could see both the woodland path and the trampled circle below. Strawberries gleamed in the nearby grass, and I idly picked a few.

When I sampled one, a tart sweetness spread across my tongue, reminiscent of wild Écouves berries.

The Écouves Forest; that was an odd detail to remember. Even though I had forgotten my past, I still had access to a lot of random information. I understood that was common for people with amnesia.

The fruit was truly delicious, better than ones I’d had at fancy restaurants, like on the Hindenburg.

I stopped, and a #tremor passed through me: another memory! It was just a brief glimpse, but I could extrapolate from it. The Hindenburg crashed in 1937. I didn’t know what the current date was, but nothing like the sphinx had existed in the history I “knew.” This must be the future. Given the age of the monolith, it was the far future!

None of this made sense. Maybe none of it was real. Was I a psychotic patient in a mental ward?

I looked around for any sign that I was hallucinating. I pinched myself. It was a cliché test, but the pain reassured me. My chaotic memories were bizarre, but the world was stable, unlike a delusion or dream. The majestic trees appeared ageless, yet otherwise mundane. There was no sinister overlay to the oaks, ash, and pines. The grass smelled fresh and green. A wind with the subtle scent of summer brushed my cheek. It seemed idyllic. Nothing like the ravings of a mad person. Rather lonely, though.

I gave up on my speculation and followed the flow of my thoughts. I wished Emily were there with me. Yes, Emily! A vague image of a woman arose. She had bobbed, short, black hair, brilliant blue eyes, and a slight Asian cast to her features.

“Emily, Emily, Emily,” I said to myself. Was she my girlfriend, partner, or coworker? Whoever she was, she was important to me.

The last strawberry went into my mouth. She would have loved these. I almost heard her say, “They’re peachy; the cat’s pajamas.” Her deep-timbered voice blended with the sound of flutes.

At first, I thought I’d imagined the music. But no, the wind from the woods was carrying it to me. I wasn’t alone!

#TootFic #NMFic #TimeTravel #HistoricalFantasy #UrbanFantasy #Mythpunk #Serial #Sapphic #Slowburn

@axoaxonic

Holly,

A friend just linked me to the "Essential3" Ulixacaltamide study. You had mentioned the earlier phases in Nov 2023. I did the "qualification" test online and they said I fit. But when I go to the appointment page to setup an intake call, it says "No times available in February" and won't let me advance to March. Or provide any other contact route.

Searching the web for the Praxis company, it is all about other test failures and the stock price tanking from $20 to $1.

https://www.biopharmadive.com/news/praxis-tremor-trial-results/644117/
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Despite study setback, a biotech plans to push tremor drug into late-stage testing

The trial found the drug was no better than a placebo at improving patients’ condition, as measured by a scorecard used to evaluate the severity of their tremors as well as how they perform daily activities like speaking, writing and standing. However, Praxis said its drug showed small, but statistically significant improvements over placebo on three other scorecards that served as secondary goals of the study.
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The current Phase 3:
https://www.mdsabstracts.org/abstract/essential3-an-innovative-multi-study-phase-3-program-to-evaluate-the-efficacy-and-safety-of-ulixacaltamide/

The intake page:
https://essential3study.com/

Do I even want to be part of this? And maybe get a placebo while wasting lots of time with their representatives? If they will even bother coming out to my very rural location... When their results depend on silly questions about self perception, that disagree with each other?

#essentialTremor #tremor