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All hail the Corporation, Inc.

“Bitte, kommen sie herein,” Commander Aslög said, leaning back in my chair. Her long boots were laced tightly together and her metallic mask was a frightful and expressionless gold-chrome.

“What do you want? I didn’t do anything! If this is about leaving, I had a voucher. I swear I had a voucher! Please, I have a family here! I am-”

“Silence!” she said, standing up and parting the blinds of my office window with gloved hands. “How long have you been with the Corporation, Incorporated, Mr. Bennett?”

“My second birthday was April 8th, 2024. All hail the glory of the corporation!” I said, raising my arm in the customary salute.

“Ah, the day of devastation,” she said. She sat down in my chair and stared at me intently. “You’re a veteran here, Mr. Bennett, and we’ve had our eye on you for a long long time. Does that bother you?”

“No, Commander Aslög, my loyalties are with the Corporation, Incorporated!”

“Of course they are, but what if we promoted you? What if we had something more planned, Mr. Bennett?”

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All hail the Corporation, Inc.
Stovohobo
Posted 2 months ago

Hmm…very cool and intriguing look at what the future might hold. Another totalitarian regime…with robots or whatever she is? Cool use of the picture, you get the guy’s fear and desperateness in here.
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Apostrophe
Posted 2 months ago

that is one scary female robot thing..
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Blusparrow
Posted 2 months ago

cool cool. Ya, that robot is pretty scary.
LoA
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YodaOnCrack
Posted 2 months ago

This is a continuation of an old ficlet:

http://ficlets.com/stories/4775

That first one was so strange & I wasn’t sure where to go with it until I was “inspired” by the female robot-hybrid nazi-lookin’ boss from hell with a face only Darth Vader could luv…. : )
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THX 0477
Posted 2 months ago

Chilling and disturbing. What’s worse…promotion or punishment? It seems to be in question. Odd picture too. And nice job hinting at lots of possibilities.
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YodaOnCrack
Posted 2 months ago

I like your observations, THX 0477 – the question “what’s worse, promotion or punishment?” gets the wheels spinning. Thanks for that. – Yoda
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YodaOnCrack
Posted 2 months ago

I want to continue this & I think it has some interesting possibilities. Thanks, Ficlets, for the feature! Much appreciated!
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thebetweenspace
Posted 2 months ago

The Corporation, Incorporated. A deadly force. And THX is right the idea of promotion in this entity might be a bad thing. (begging for a sequel).
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Blusparrow
Posted 2 months ago

CONGRATS ON GETTING FEATURED YODA !!! =D
LoA
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PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA)
Posted 2 months ago

Loved the robots/androids theme as well as the Corporation, Incorporated name and had to write a prequel. Still not quite sure whether I nailed the whole dystopian future idea though.
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Jenunique
Posted 2 months ago

Even after reading from the beginning… the picture still gives me the “willies” for some reason. :/ Love this series. LOVE it! Creepy pic. Glad you chose it though… or else we wouldn’t have this wonderful bit of reading before us. ;)
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YodaOnCrack
Posted 2 months ago

Thanks, Jenunique – appreciate your comments & the others as well. Fun ficlet series for me as it has allowed me to vent some work-related frustrations….