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• Theoretically Warming Up

  by JMSquire 5 months ago

  “The general idea of this class,” Doc War said as he turned from the board and replaced the stylus in one of his many coat po…

• The Teacher Arrives

  by JMSquire 5 months ago

  The teacher didn’t arrive until milliseconds before the lesson was supposed to start. He entered calmly and then in a flurry …

• Off to science

  by JMSquire 6 months ago

  David told Alex his name begrudgingly, and then the digital red letters on one of the schools hall clocks caught his eye. Onl…

• Nowhere to Hide

  by YodaOnCrack 6 months ago

  When we were inside and out of reach of the ever-present surveillance systems, I pushed Amy and Jenna into a narrow closet by…

• Final Trip Home

  by YodaOnCrack 6 months ago

  As Commander Aslög turned around to leave, she stooped down to Jenna and said, “Dear girl, don’t look so frightened. Everythi…

• Gentrax Secondary

  by JMSquire 6 months ago

  It was the first day of a new school year. It was also David’s first day out of Public School and into that most respectable …

• Goodbyes: The Corporation, Incorporated

  by YodaOnCrack 6 months ago

  I gave my speech in the courtyard, the sun dome above providing refuge from the toxic world beyond its confines. Over 1,000 e…

• Carl's Speech: The Corporation, Inc.

  by YodaOnCrack 6 months ago

  The next day Commander Aslog stepped inside my office and stood motionless in the doorway for several seconds. She always see…

• Ludwig Maximus' Speech: The Corporation, Inc.

  by YodaOnCrack 6 months ago

  “Some criticize the Corporation, Incorporated for envisioning a future of freedom from the chains of delusion, freedom from t…

• Preferrerential Treatment at The Corporation, Inc.

  by PyroPunk 51 (PPP LoA) 6 months ago

  It felt like my veins were being picked apart by a flock of crazed vultures. Then images came flooding in: the Devastation, a…