Feminine Future

41. In a Bedroom

The room is almost entirely in the dark.

Asherah (64) suddenly straightens up in her bed. Sweat beads on her forehead. She’s panting, her eyes filled with terror.

Inanna emerges beside her and takes her in her arms to reassure her.

Epilogue

40. The Nightmare

Dunes by the seaside 
Asherah (8) is running in the dunes. She seems to float in the landscape. Forms are fuzzy in the bright yellow sunlight.

39. A Villa

The living room is very modern, with large window bays overlooking the town and a magnificent sunset. Inanna, 62, is sitting on a couch and watches the news on a big screen built into the wall. In front of her, with her back to the screen, Asherah, 64, is lost in her thoughts.

38. A Room in a Disused Bunker (Later)

The room is now crowded. About 50 men and a few women chat in small groups, glasses of wine or bottles of beer in their hands. The conversations are lively.

Rows of chairs make a semicircle around the table, behind which four men are…

37. A Room in a Disused Bunker

Two armored doors allow access to a vast room without windows. The concrete walls are lined with photos and posters of actors, sportsmen, men surrounded by women, men showing off their muscles, pinups, sports cars, etc. These images of another time form a sort of tribute to…

36. The Counselor

The dove leads them to an elevator and disappears again. The elevator takes the two women to the third level inside the dome. From the balustrade, they look at the animation on the esplanade below.

35. The Center of Vows

Inside the dome, holographic projections of women and men approach the newcomers to inform and direct them. The hosts and hostesses wear the same kind of clothes as the visitors they accost. What lies beyond remains invisible.

Part Three

Utah, 2070

34. A Pedestrian Street in Orem, Utah

The street is very animated.

Most women wear subdued but elegant and comfortable clothes. Sometimes, one carries a hat or some other ornament, but…

33. Asherah’s Apartment

Inanna is lying on a large bed, a book in her hands. The door to the bathroom is open.

INANNA

Anyway, you did very well tonight. Well done! It always impresses me to see the passion that inhabits you when you speak about things you…