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• Beyond The Marked

  by The Unnamable about 7 hours ago

  Something… simply is there. Helmsman Gottlieb shielded his eyes from the immense whiteness. Overpowering and vast, snow and…

• First Impressions Can Mean Life or Death

  by Stovohobo 7 days ago

  Emma wasn’t sure if she had made the right decision in choosing the ScoutBot over Peter, but something about Peter didn’t fee…

• Experiment No. 1

  by Stovohobo 7 days ago

  A few more hours crept by, one by one, with nothing happening. I occupied myself by pacing the tile and gazing out at the Chi…

• Protector

  by lovinglife307 7 days ago

  “Lose me? I don’t think you need to worry about that, Adelle. You’ve tightened my leash over the past few days, you do realiz…

• On the Contrary

  by Mackizme 7 days ago

  How did she do it? Adelle always seemed to find him, and she never failed to share her information with Gianna, or….a ver…

• The Lights Go On at Night: Adrift

  by Stovohobo 8 days ago

  Seth’s lungs were totally still as he gazed out on the tapestry of stars and planets outside the window. He felt the windows …

• Paradoxical Behavior Unaccounted For

  by Stovohobo 9 days ago

  “It was…nothing,” I said, confused. Then I shut up, remembering the Miranda Rights I heard on the holovisions from time to …

• Cocooned

  by Stovohobo 9 days ago

  Contoured metallic parts glided and folded out over me, emerging from the wall and pushing me back in with them. The android’...

• Paranoia Pays Off

  by Stovohobo 10 days ago

  I didn’t know whether to scream or weep with relief that there was another human alive. In the semi-darkness, a late middle-a…