The Time Capsule (2)

by BARomero

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The cylinder hissed as Darth Kirk unscrewed its lid. When Kirk lifted the lid off, a gust of wind from the canister brushed back his hair.

Kirk reached into the canister and came up with a handful of paper. Documents and photographs, which would be catalogued later at the archive. Other items included a tiny mannequin, labeled “Mattel”, a stone with the words “pet rock” hand-painted, another stone covered in white leather with red stitching (someone named Rawlings must have loved his pet so much that he provided it with clothes). And something none of them had seen before.

It was a disk, 3 cm across, yellow and made of polymer. There was a small hole in its hub, and three bent arms projected from the hub and spiraled around it.

“What is it?” Worf asked.

“Scan it,” Kirk said, handing her the disc. “See if you can find a reference.”

Worf did as she was told and ran the image of the disc through her computer.

“I think I have it,” she said moments later. “It’s something called… a swastika?”

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  1. The Time Capsule (2)

    BARomero's Buddy Icon BARomero

    Posted 6 months ago

    Here is the inspiration for this Ficlet (I couldn’t find one on the Flickr images :-()
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    http://www.mondotees.com/ProductImages/bangonicons/45adapyell.jpg

  2. The Time Capsule (2)

    atllta's Buddy Icon atllta

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great 2 part series (so far)! Love the mix-up at the end, very rewarding and an interesting jumping off point for further sequels.

    Maybe the future doesn’t have such great technology after all?

  3. The Time Capsule (2)

    Ridcully Calvert's Buddy Icon Ridcully Calvert

    Posted 6 months ago

    I loved the names, Darth Kirk – wonderful

  4. The Time Capsule (2)

    Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars' Buddy Icon Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great pay-off! I almost forgot what a 45 adapter looked like, but your description brought it back.

  5. The Time Capsule (2)

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 6 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Always fun to imagine how common-place items can and may be misconstrued. I like the confusion and the mistake on the interpretation of what it could be was great.
    LoA

  6. The Time Capsule (2)

    flute faerie's Buddy Icon flute faerie

    Posted 6 months ago

    Oooh, I think I get it now. Thanks for sequeling! Oh ya, I agree with THX : good interpretations.

  7. The Time Capsule (2)

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Incredibly funny looking at our remnants through the eyes of future future sci-fi-style archeologists. I love the observations. Brilliant.

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