Death of the Future_Tk's Unexpected Dilemma_The Bagmen_The start of a new day
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Death of the Future
INCOMING SOLAR STORMTurn off all your electronics. Do not touch any electrical appliance for the next five days.5 minutes to contact.Every radio and TV in Europe suddenly blares the same message across the world. Three minutes are wasted worldwide as chaos reigns. Politicians are pulled out of bed in East Asia and the Americas. Engineers are called back to work as they leave for home in Russia and India. Afternoon in Europe explodes from lazy Saturday to frantic crowds rushing home before the end.With no time to explain more, media begins to turn off every camera, microphone and transmitter ac...
Tk's Unexpected Dilemma
A bomb? Tk421 ran another diagnostic check. The moments passed as its software scanned for any anomalies. The check came up with all systems green and without anything that would be considered foreign on or inside it, except for a ladybug that was on its mechanical hand. It scanned the ladybug to be sure. No threat. The android processed the conflicting inforwww.onedoor.ccmation with confusion. It considered this inconsistent logic as it made its way out of the modified warehouse to the city sidewalk. Its internal dialogue ran two parallel scripts. One was to consider the bomb issue and the other was to pi...
The Bagmen
Cigarette smoke hung in the air. A floral bedspread was bunched up at the bottom of the bed. Wrinkled white sheets covered the lumpy mattress. A painting of a grassy field hung on one of the wood panelled walls. A notebook and an ashtray sat on a small table.Gary took a long drag on his cigarette and closed his eyes. He imagined he was somewhere that wasn’t a cheap motel room. He exhaled and opened his eyes, but the scene before him hadn’t changed. He tapped the cigarette against the cheap black ashtray and watched as the ashes scattered into the bowl.Gary wondered what day it was. He suspecte...
The start of a new day
James stared at his notebook. It was a new day, which meant a new page in his notebook. “What is today?” James muttered to himself. He started to write the date and pause. He thought to himself, “What did I do yesterday?” It was Monday, the weekend was past and it was a new week. James could not remember this. He was always the first person in the office, so he had no one to ask. James started to write “I know it’s 2120, isn’t it?” The only response was the HVAC system kicking in. “Well you’re no help!” The HVAC system impassively hummed its tune. This scene repeated every morning. With nothi...