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You’ll Get Used to It
You’ll Get Used to ItBy LuAnn Williamson“Welcome to Capiucho Seven,” the Concierge told me as he bowed low over my hand that held my identity chip. The brass trim on his suit glittered in the overhead lights. “We hope you can easily adapt to the conditions here and stay on here, taking up residence. Just keep to the concourses for the first few days, even weeks and you’ll be fine.” He gestured down the line to the next stop at the space port. “Customs is over there.” The white counters and silver rollers shone in the subdued lighting along the tracks.I handed my identity chip to the woman at t...
U-Bank
I awoke naked on a bench in a depressurization tank. The tank had rusty steel bulkheads bearing old dripping pipes and weathered ventilation ductwork. Someone had cranked the AC to an uncomfortable level, raising goosepimples on my bare flesh. The chamber deadened most sound, save for the blower, the dripping water, and Sportscenter. The plasma TV had been fastened to the wall in such a way that I couldn't get at the controls, and I found no remote...or clothing, for that matter. The floor had chevron patterned plating like the running board of a truck, but dirty and gray. The place smelled fa...
Future Fail, Future Fury
Zizi Collar drummed her fingers on the glass dining table, strumming through the latest Magazine Online Weekly disk. The small, black portable disk looked like a small button, but projected a hazy blue light of typed slides Zizi scanned. She squinted at the photograph of Harley Edis, before shaking her head and swiping the visual away. The next slide was an article on model jet boots, with several photographs of the styles they came in, including one interesting video of a set of boots that changed into a pair of hot pink heels when you landed. Zizi nodded approvingly."Hey, Lexi?" she muttered...
Dear Olive, Sincerely Future Peggy
Olive,I know you’re having the time of your life iwww.onedoor.ccn Corfu right now, and you’re not thinking about anything except where the best bars are and which streets in Santorini have the coolest cafes, and that’s good--I’m glad you got to get away before college, freshman year is always hectic. You probably haven’t been expecting to get a letter from your busy sister who’s off at her dream internship in D.C because as I’ve said time and again, who even writes letters anymore? But this is really important and you never answer your phone because you’re determined to keep guys on their toes. I can’t disc...