That was lovely; very quiet, peaceful and positive. My version of a space rock would have left a smoking hole in the office, I fear, but I'm going to try to do better, vis-a-vis peace and quiet. Was the Mitalan intelligent? A living thing, or an alien construct? Will it ever appear again?

Christine

Interesting tale but - how did the thing get through the ceiling? YOu said the light came down from above the desk not through the window - did it melt through the roof? Dematerialise & vanish? Bother, now I'm stuck trying to figure out the answer.

Wonderful story. I love the fact that the encounter with the 'mitalan' was gentle, clear for all to see, and (at least at first) non-dangerous. It was nice that it was a gentle encouter for a change. The way the feelings raised in each of them, good feelings, stayed with them for quite awhile was nice too. An unusual story, and one I enjoyed very, very much. It also helps that your writing style is so clear and descriptive that it allows the reader to just concentrate on the story. Great one!

It's amazing to read the differences that appear when the same topic is handled by different people. I really liked this, it was so unexpected. Usually when something comes uninvited from space there is mayhem and death but this was much better and I loved the daydreams. A very good job.