SFFSat - May 12

Welcome to another SFFSat, where a bunch of us post snippets from our written works and shoot the breeze.  Thanks also to everyone who stops by and leaves awesome comments.  Much appreciated.

Today a WIP from the full length, To Catch A Marlin tale (a futuristic cat and mouse chase involving Special Inspector Michael Pedroni and the vigilante he chases, Jax Marlin...who he has become smitten with.  Well, Jax is quite beautifully exotic, as vigilante's go).

In this scene, Inspector Pedroni walks into the Neptune hotel, on the Bacchus Dome, hoping to find some clues on Jax's whereabouts.

The Neptune hit him square between his eyes with its opulence.  Like being sucked into a whirlpool of an underwater fantasyland, oceanic features dominated the décor and theme of the hotel.  A roar of rushing water filled his ears, the air moist with a fine spray of wetness and a hint of saltiness tickled his nose.  When he looked down, wondering why his feet moved oddly, he realized he walked on sand and seashells. 
        So, this is what it looks like.  He couldn't help the smile tugging his mouth.  Like most of his generation, he'd grown up in the city, never once seeing the ocean—let alone clean, white sand on the seashore.  Something darted across the sand, a crab bot.  At least, he hoped it was a crab bot.  He'd heard real crabs were partial to biting hard.  As he walked further into the entrance lobby, virtual water frothed at his feet before ebbing back inside.
        "Now that is cool," he muttered with a grin.  Immediately feeling like an idiot, he quickly glanced around to see if anyone heard.

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