I have an hour now before the kids come home. I am exhausted from not enough sleep, but also sort of itching from not having exercised enough. And it's hot. I think the correct thing to do is go to the cooler basement and walk on the treadmill at a measured pace, not pushing myself too much (see: exhaustion), but also getting my body to do something other than sit in a chair and type.
I would write more, but I have to think about the next story first. I'm pretty sure the protagonist is a space-age, genetically-modified sacred temple dancer / prostitute. What modifications would one make in one's child, if one expected one's female child to probably carry on that particular profession, in a polymorphously perverse world? (Lots of queer folk around, across the range. Some straight. Some mixed-gender, or neuter. Some aliens.)
> What modifications would one make in one’s child
To think of it another way, if you were building a character for an RPG, what would they look like?
DEX, DEX, and more DEX, I think. Agility and flexibility and balance especially; endurance, and some strength, although more like wiry gymnast strength than like power lifter bodybuilder strength. Not necessarily the reflexes and quickness part, but “agile” and “flexible” are what I think of as the basic attributes of an elite dancer/prostitute. (Plus the ability to go all night, and to support your body weight upside down on one hand.)
I can seethe importance of dexterity, but I think charisma and empathy would also be very important.