Inverse Equation by Douglas R. Turek

Inverse Equation

by Douglas Turek

The translight diodes started sparking as soon as I approached the black hole. I knew that I'd have to do this as efficiently as possible or I'd never reach home. The hyperelectrodes shut down right on schedule. I knew that by straining them beyond their limits, they'd drop me right back into normal space, where a black hole awaited to grab me right back into hyperreality.
If I didn't time this perfectly, I'd be torn into shreds. Of course, near a black hole, time is very hard to keep track of. The last remaining glow died from the hyperelectrodes and my throat stretched out to the size of the empire state builiding.
I could sense a slight tingling in my extremities and knew this to be an illusion based on the incredibly long time, relatively speaking, that my nerves were taking to react. That tingling also told me that my suit was growing hot, or was that cold?

Either way, the black hole should be grabbing me me grabbing suit time relatively empire state apparent glow distortion of extremities space and time near a black hole must fight torn to shreds right on schedule of course near a black hole sense a slight nerves illusion drop me normal hyperreality illusion near a black hole time running backwards and as I'm about to must fight must be torn to shreds right on schedule must illusion about to blast off time this perfectly illusion that tingling also told me that tingling no illusion near a black hole time is very hard to keep track of only two weeks from now I will approach the black hole for the first time second time first time that tingling also told me also told told told me something what did it tell me?

Did I just hit the autojump on the hyperelectrodes? I must have. Of course! The black hole was at a different frequency. But how did I know the right thing to do? I can't quite remember what happened. There's a slight tingling in my extremities. Have to check myself out on the autodoctor. I feel funny. That's strange, the 'doc says all vitals are within normal . Have to do a complete scan on the nerves.
I'm scared by the results. Autodoc says my nerve signals are being modulated by a residual hyperspace field emanating from my own skin. Did a more complete scan and found out that the edge of my dermis just abruptly ends into hypersapce. I have to investigate.
I have analyzed the scans more thoroughly. The modulation of my own nerves is an identical match up to my own nerves. The 'doc says that it's as if I were joined with myself at the skin. I have decided that is not impossible. I was near a black hole and I'm still not more than a few hours away. Reality does flip flops near a black hole, and while we've developed translight diodes to compensate for this, they are by no means foolproof.
I've analyzed the ship's command records and found out that there is indeed a record of the autojump being activated, but not through the jump button. the command came about through electrical interference. Now how could that happen?
Of course, if my skin could be attached to my own skin out of time, so could the ship's!

I altered course to point right at the black hole, then made a few alterations. I would approach the hole at a strange angle. At my closest approach, I could take the risk I knew I had to take.
I approached the hole. The tingling in my extremities grew. I programmed the ship to do everything for me in case I passed out. I passed out.
I had the ship generate the necessary command code for hitting the autojump as an electrical modulation in the skin of the ship, only backwards. It must have worked because I'm here. I'm not going to look for a better explanation.