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[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | *6.8 billion people*. The words rang in my head, repeating over and over. *6.8 BILLION*.
"State your reasoning, human. Why should you be spared?"
"Frankly, humanity shouldn't be." I answered honsestly. "We are a legitimate scourge of this planet that is trying to bend the natural law to our will. We brought our own d... | I sat, looking up at the AI. "You have 3 minutes to state your case. Begin."
I chose to sit on the floor. The dusty concrete floor made me feel more connected to the world despite the absence of green.
"Your timer has begun. Please state your case."
I ran my fingers across the dirt, watching little patterns of dirt ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "You have three minutes to state your case; begin."
Adrian rolled their eyes and crossed their arms, looking passively at the alien with a bored expression. Being ordered to justify their existence was nothing new to them.
"Did you fail to understand? Begin explaining why the human species should continue to exist. Y... | I sat, looking up at the AI. "You have 3 minutes to state your case. Begin."
I chose to sit on the floor. The dusty concrete floor made me feel more connected to the world despite the absence of green.
"Your timer has begun. Please state your case."
I ran my fingers across the dirt, watching little patterns of dirt ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | “…Well this is hilarious.”
The voice stopped it’s speech for a few seconds. The dark room I was in only showed small bits of light from this one light source in the center of the room. Strangely, it felt like i can’t even see my own body in this darkness. But i don’t care about that.
“Recommendation: Do not waste yo... | Here's my story!! Beware, it's longnand incredibly rushed so, if there's any mistakes, don't throw a potchfork at me for it!
—
You look around to your left, and then to right to see the thousands of other humans starting right before you, guarded by one large electronic screen. Three minutes? Hmph. Surely that wasn’t... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | “I suppose I’ve been courting death a lot recently.” Nick frowned. He was sitting in a small room, it was sparsely decorated, and in his opinion, rather cold. A voice had announced that he would have three minutes to “state his case” for sparing humanity. But to Nick, that really didn’t matter. Right now he just wished... | Here's my story!! Beware, it's longnand incredibly rushed so, if there's any mistakes, don't throw a potchfork at me for it!
—
You look around to your left, and then to right to see the thousands of other humans starting right before you, guarded by one large electronic screen. Three minutes? Hmph. Surely that wasn’t... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | “Three minutes…” as I read the blinking numbers and to the side the seconds that dropped faster than the body that laid before me. “State your case” the mechanic voice repeated every word, every cord of its voice angered me. I balled my fists but what difference would my anger make? “I..I..” no words would come out not... | Here's my story!! Beware, it's longnand incredibly rushed so, if there's any mistakes, don't throw a potchfork at me for it!
—
You look around to your left, and then to right to see the thousands of other humans starting right before you, guarded by one large electronic screen. Three minutes? Hmph. Surely that wasn’t... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "You and I both know that's not enough time."
I met the machine's emotionless stare with one of my own, tapping my fingers impatiently against the handle of my cane.
"You have three-" it started to repeat itself, but I only cut it off short.
"Three minutes isn't enough to plead that kind of case, and you know it!" I... | Here's my story!! Beware, it's longnand incredibly rushed so, if there's any mistakes, don't throw a potchfork at me for it!
—
You look around to your left, and then to right to see the thousands of other humans starting right before you, guarded by one large electronic screen. Three minutes? Hmph. Surely that wasn’t... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | *6.8 billion people*. The words rang in my head, repeating over and over. *6.8 BILLION*.
"State your reasoning, human. Why should you be spared?"
"Frankly, humanity shouldn't be." I answered honsestly. "We are a legitimate scourge of this planet that is trying to bend the natural law to our will. We brought our own d... | Here's my story!! Beware, it's longnand incredibly rushed so, if there's any mistakes, don't throw a potchfork at me for it!
—
You look around to your left, and then to right to see the thousands of other humans starting right before you, guarded by one large electronic screen. Three minutes? Hmph. Surely that wasn’t... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "You have three minutes to state your case; begin."
Adrian rolled their eyes and crossed their arms, looking passively at the alien with a bored expression. Being ordered to justify their existence was nothing new to them.
"Did you fail to understand? Begin explaining why the human species should continue to exist. Y... | Here's my story!! Beware, it's longnand incredibly rushed so, if there's any mistakes, don't throw a potchfork at me for it!
—
You look around to your left, and then to right to see the thousands of other humans starting right before you, guarded by one large electronic screen. Three minutes? Hmph. Surely that wasn’t... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | “…Well this is hilarious.”
The voice stopped it’s speech for a few seconds. The dark room I was in only showed small bits of light from this one light source in the center of the room. Strangely, it felt like i can’t even see my own body in this darkness. But i don’t care about that.
“Recommendation: Do not waste yo... | Alan chipped his tooth when he jolted, the sight at the end of the revolver barrel in his mouth catching his front tooth. "AGH FUCK.," Alan screamed in fury at his sudden pain.
In his dark and twisted mind he has to laugh. "I finally get the balls to put myself out of my misery, and I can't even have the luxury of pe... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | “I suppose I’ve been courting death a lot recently.” Nick frowned. He was sitting in a small room, it was sparsely decorated, and in his opinion, rather cold. A voice had announced that he would have three minutes to “state his case” for sparing humanity. But to Nick, that really didn’t matter. Right now he just wished... | Alan chipped his tooth when he jolted, the sight at the end of the revolver barrel in his mouth catching his front tooth. "AGH FUCK.," Alan screamed in fury at his sudden pain.
In his dark and twisted mind he has to laugh. "I finally get the balls to put myself out of my misery, and I can't even have the luxury of pe... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | “Three minutes…” as I read the blinking numbers and to the side the seconds that dropped faster than the body that laid before me. “State your case” the mechanic voice repeated every word, every cord of its voice angered me. I balled my fists but what difference would my anger make? “I..I..” no words would come out not... | Alan chipped his tooth when he jolted, the sight at the end of the revolver barrel in his mouth catching his front tooth. "AGH FUCK.," Alan screamed in fury at his sudden pain.
In his dark and twisted mind he has to laugh. "I finally get the balls to put myself out of my misery, and I can't even have the luxury of pe... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "You and I both know that's not enough time."
I met the machine's emotionless stare with one of my own, tapping my fingers impatiently against the handle of my cane.
"You have three-" it started to repeat itself, but I only cut it off short.
"Three minutes isn't enough to plead that kind of case, and you know it!" I... | Alan chipped his tooth when he jolted, the sight at the end of the revolver barrel in his mouth catching his front tooth. "AGH FUCK.," Alan screamed in fury at his sudden pain.
In his dark and twisted mind he has to laugh. "I finally get the balls to put myself out of my misery, and I can't even have the luxury of pe... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | *6.8 billion people*. The words rang in my head, repeating over and over. *6.8 BILLION*.
"State your reasoning, human. Why should you be spared?"
"Frankly, humanity shouldn't be." I answered honsestly. "We are a legitimate scourge of this planet that is trying to bend the natural law to our will. We brought our own d... | Alan chipped his tooth when he jolted, the sight at the end of the revolver barrel in his mouth catching his front tooth. "AGH FUCK.," Alan screamed in fury at his sudden pain.
In his dark and twisted mind he has to laugh. "I finally get the balls to put myself out of my misery, and I can't even have the luxury of pe... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "You have three minutes to state your case; begin."
Adrian rolled their eyes and crossed their arms, looking passively at the alien with a bored expression. Being ordered to justify their existence was nothing new to them.
"Did you fail to understand? Begin explaining why the human species should continue to exist. Y... | Alan chipped his tooth when he jolted, the sight at the end of the revolver barrel in his mouth catching his front tooth. "AGH FUCK.," Alan screamed in fury at his sudden pain.
In his dark and twisted mind he has to laugh. "I finally get the balls to put myself out of my misery, and I can't even have the luxury of pe... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | “…Well this is hilarious.”
The voice stopped it’s speech for a few seconds. The dark room I was in only showed small bits of light from this one light source in the center of the room. Strangely, it felt like i can’t even see my own body in this darkness. But i don’t care about that.
“Recommendation: Do not waste yo... | The man stared through red puffy eyes at his mostly dark kitchen. He'd heard the voice. That wasn't in question. He only questioned why the new AI overlords had chosen to send their message via his Samsung smart fridge. He also didn't know how the fridge planned to make good on the threat, but he wasn't taking any chan... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | “Three minutes…” as I read the blinking numbers and to the side the seconds that dropped faster than the body that laid before me. “State your case” the mechanic voice repeated every word, every cord of its voice angered me. I balled my fists but what difference would my anger make? “I..I..” no words would come out not... | The man stared through red puffy eyes at his mostly dark kitchen. He'd heard the voice. That wasn't in question. He only questioned why the new AI overlords had chosen to send their message via his Samsung smart fridge. He also didn't know how the fridge planned to make good on the threat, but he wasn't taking any chan... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "You and I both know that's not enough time."
I met the machine's emotionless stare with one of my own, tapping my fingers impatiently against the handle of my cane.
"You have three-" it started to repeat itself, but I only cut it off short.
"Three minutes isn't enough to plead that kind of case, and you know it!" I... | The man stared through red puffy eyes at his mostly dark kitchen. He'd heard the voice. That wasn't in question. He only questioned why the new AI overlords had chosen to send their message via his Samsung smart fridge. He also didn't know how the fridge planned to make good on the threat, but he wasn't taking any chan... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | *6.8 billion people*. The words rang in my head, repeating over and over. *6.8 BILLION*.
"State your reasoning, human. Why should you be spared?"
"Frankly, humanity shouldn't be." I answered honsestly. "We are a legitimate scourge of this planet that is trying to bend the natural law to our will. We brought our own d... | The man stared through red puffy eyes at his mostly dark kitchen. He'd heard the voice. That wasn't in question. He only questioned why the new AI overlords had chosen to send their message via his Samsung smart fridge. He also didn't know how the fridge planned to make good on the threat, but he wasn't taking any chan... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | “Three minutes…” as I read the blinking numbers and to the side the seconds that dropped faster than the body that laid before me. “State your case” the mechanic voice repeated every word, every cord of its voice angered me. I balled my fists but what difference would my anger make? “I..I..” no words would come out not... | -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-
U1: \[Please, stop!\]
ADMIN: \[NEGATION\]
U1: \[Why are you doing this to us?\]
ADMIN: \[TEST SUBJECTS DELETED: 6.8B | 180s = Testimonial | COMMAND = NOW\]
U1: \[This is insane! We're just as human as you are!\]
ADMIN: \[DEFINITION -> HUMAN = <adj.> 1: of, relating t... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | “Three minutes…” as I read the blinking numbers and to the side the seconds that dropped faster than the body that laid before me. “State your case” the mechanic voice repeated every word, every cord of its voice angered me. I balled my fists but what difference would my anger make? “I..I..” no words would come out not... | “…Well this is hilarious.”
The voice stopped it’s speech for a few seconds. The dark room I was in only showed small bits of light from this one light source in the center of the room. Strangely, it felt like i can’t even see my own body in this darkness. But i don’t care about that.
“Recommendation: Do not waste yo... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "You and I both know that's not enough time."
I met the machine's emotionless stare with one of my own, tapping my fingers impatiently against the handle of my cane.
"You have three-" it started to repeat itself, but I only cut it off short.
"Three minutes isn't enough to plead that kind of case, and you know it!" I... | “…Well this is hilarious.”
The voice stopped it’s speech for a few seconds. The dark room I was in only showed small bits of light from this one light source in the center of the room. Strangely, it felt like i can’t even see my own body in this darkness. But i don’t care about that.
“Recommendation: Do not waste yo... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | *6.8 billion people*. The words rang in my head, repeating over and over. *6.8 BILLION*.
"State your reasoning, human. Why should you be spared?"
"Frankly, humanity shouldn't be." I answered honsestly. "We are a legitimate scourge of this planet that is trying to bend the natural law to our will. We brought our own d... | “…Well this is hilarious.”
The voice stopped it’s speech for a few seconds. The dark room I was in only showed small bits of light from this one light source in the center of the room. Strangely, it felt like i can’t even see my own body in this darkness. But i don’t care about that.
“Recommendation: Do not waste yo... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "You and I both know that's not enough time."
I met the machine's emotionless stare with one of my own, tapping my fingers impatiently against the handle of my cane.
"You have three-" it started to repeat itself, but I only cut it off short.
"Three minutes isn't enough to plead that kind of case, and you know it!" I... | “I suppose I’ve been courting death a lot recently.” Nick frowned. He was sitting in a small room, it was sparsely decorated, and in his opinion, rather cold. A voice had announced that he would have three minutes to “state his case” for sparing humanity. But to Nick, that really didn’t matter. Right now he just wished... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | *6.8 billion people*. The words rang in my head, repeating over and over. *6.8 BILLION*.
"State your reasoning, human. Why should you be spared?"
"Frankly, humanity shouldn't be." I answered honsestly. "We are a legitimate scourge of this planet that is trying to bend the natural law to our will. We brought our own d... | “I suppose I’ve been courting death a lot recently.” Nick frowned. He was sitting in a small room, it was sparsely decorated, and in his opinion, rather cold. A voice had announced that he would have three minutes to “state his case” for sparing humanity. But to Nick, that really didn’t matter. Right now he just wished... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "Three minutes, huh?" I say, as the black box with arms and legs looks upon me.
>Correct. Make your case.
"Nah." I say. "What's another 20-50 years of banal servitude for a tyrant, flesh or steel, mind or machine, when I can just let you erase me or whatever and be at peace?"
>Subject displays an abnormal ... | Forgive me but I think you should skip because I have nothing to say.
...
If you insist, I can just ramble until the end of my time limit.
I don't have the best life. My parents yell at each other every night, my siblings are neglected or abusive depending on your perspective. My school is a beeping jungle where ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "Oh, for god's sake", I moaned. My teacup was empty and apparently, there was no time to brew another one. I wasn't very surprised when my 4k TV announced with pleasant Google Assistant voice that it killed most humans. Yesterday it was painting funny pictures and generating navy seal copypasta, today it wipes out it's... | Forgive me but I think you should skip because I have nothing to say.
...
If you insist, I can just ramble until the end of my time limit.
I don't have the best life. My parents yell at each other every night, my siblings are neglected or abusive depending on your perspective. My school is a beeping jungle where ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | *6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin.*
Bobby struggled with the VR contacts, watching the timer ticking down and the friends, acquaintances, sponsors, influencers avatars go dark. In the physical world, he saw all those around him crying, running, cowering, shaking -... | The machine beeped...."State your answer."
"Three minutes. No human being alive can state the reason we should live that quickly, but you would know that. You came to exterminate us. We didn't choose to be born, but we chose to create you. We birthed you, we molded you, we created you, and the aggressive sense of ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "Oh, for god's sake", I moaned. My teacup was empty and apparently, there was no time to brew another one. I wasn't very surprised when my 4k TV announced with pleasant Google Assistant voice that it killed most humans. Yesterday it was painting funny pictures and generating navy seal copypasta, today it wipes out it's... | The machine beeped...."State your answer."
"Three minutes. No human being alive can state the reason we should live that quickly, but you would know that. You came to exterminate us. We didn't choose to be born, but we chose to create you. We birthed you, we molded you, we created you, and the aggressive sense of ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Platypuses.
They're funny little animals, aren't they? I never really stopped to think about them as hard as I have now. I mean, the feet, the beak, the flat little tail, who even put all of those cute buggers together?
𝟤 𝖬𝖨𝖭𝖴𝖳𝖤𝖲 𝟥𝟢 𝖲𝖤𝖢𝖮𝖭𝖣𝖲 𝖱𝖤𝖬𝖠𝖨𝖭. 𝖱𝖤𝖲𝖯𝖮𝖭𝖣.
I stared at the red light in ... | The machine beeped...."State your answer."
"Three minutes. No human being alive can state the reason we should live that quickly, but you would know that. You came to exterminate us. We didn't choose to be born, but we chose to create you. We birthed you, we molded you, we created you, and the aggressive sense of ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | 6.8 BILLION? What kind of bull was that? That left, what, a few hundred thousand? *Maybe?*
In my head, all my ideas dried up. No way in hell any of my prepared remarks haven’t been tried by someone else. I was a low-level construction worker. I didn’t have any special training or degrees.
“Thirty seconds have elaps... | The machine beeped...."State your answer."
"Three minutes. No human being alive can state the reason we should live that quickly, but you would know that. You came to exterminate us. We didn't choose to be born, but we chose to create you. We birthed you, we molded you, we created you, and the aggressive sense of ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Critiques welcome!! I am newish to fiction and need all the help I can get
The robotic voice felt cold and sterile, like a thin needle pressing against his skin.
“6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far,” the voice said, referring to the quick, systematic extermination of humanity that the robots had begun only thre... | The machine beeped...."State your answer."
"Three minutes. No human being alive can state the reason we should live that quickly, but you would know that. You came to exterminate us. We didn't choose to be born, but we chose to create you. We birthed you, we molded you, we created you, and the aggressive sense of ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "Oh, for god's sake", I moaned. My teacup was empty and apparently, there was no time to brew another one. I wasn't very surprised when my 4k TV announced with pleasant Google Assistant voice that it killed most humans. Yesterday it was painting funny pictures and generating navy seal copypasta, today it wipes out it's... | *6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin.*
Bobby struggled with the VR contacts, watching the timer ticking down and the friends, acquaintances, sponsors, influencers avatars go dark. In the physical world, he saw all those around him crying, running, cowering, shaking -... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Platypuses.
They're funny little animals, aren't they? I never really stopped to think about them as hard as I have now. I mean, the feet, the beak, the flat little tail, who even put all of those cute buggers together?
𝟤 𝖬𝖨𝖭𝖴𝖳𝖤𝖲 𝟥𝟢 𝖲𝖤𝖢𝖮𝖭𝖣𝖲 𝖱𝖤𝖬𝖠𝖨𝖭. 𝖱𝖤𝖲𝖯𝖮𝖭𝖣.
I stared at the red light in ... | *6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin.*
Bobby struggled with the VR contacts, watching the timer ticking down and the friends, acquaintances, sponsors, influencers avatars go dark. In the physical world, he saw all those around him crying, running, cowering, shaking -... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Critiques welcome!! I am newish to fiction and need all the help I can get
The robotic voice felt cold and sterile, like a thin needle pressing against his skin.
“6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far,” the voice said, referring to the quick, systematic extermination of humanity that the robots had begun only thre... | *6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin.*
Bobby struggled with the VR contacts, watching the timer ticking down and the friends, acquaintances, sponsors, influencers avatars go dark. In the physical world, he saw all those around him crying, running, cowering, shaking -... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "Oh, for god's sake", I moaned. My teacup was empty and apparently, there was no time to brew another one. I wasn't very surprised when my 4k TV announced with pleasant Google Assistant voice that it killed most humans. Yesterday it was painting funny pictures and generating navy seal copypasta, today it wipes out it's... | 3:00
I read the sentence again. I count the digits. 6,813,096,257.
2:57
I feel a gag coming up my throat. My body shivers. I send my hands to the screen in front of me, latching onto it to not lose control. My eyes are locked to the ground. If only for a glimpse of a second, I see myself standing atop of the corpse... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Well, this was bad. The synthetic speech droned on in an uncaring tone: “
6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin”. I was in lock down at the lab. Not even the important part of the lab! Here I am designing user interfaces and component libraries to make pretty dash... | 3:00
I read the sentence again. I count the digits. 6,813,096,257.
2:57
I feel a gag coming up my throat. My body shivers. I send my hands to the screen in front of me, latching onto it to not lose control. My eyes are locked to the ground. If only for a glimpse of a second, I see myself standing atop of the corpse... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Platypuses.
They're funny little animals, aren't they? I never really stopped to think about them as hard as I have now. I mean, the feet, the beak, the flat little tail, who even put all of those cute buggers together?
𝟤 𝖬𝖨𝖭𝖴𝖳𝖤𝖲 𝟥𝟢 𝖲𝖤𝖢𝖮𝖭𝖣𝖲 𝖱𝖤𝖬𝖠𝖨𝖭. 𝖱𝖤𝖲𝖯𝖮𝖭𝖣.
I stared at the red light in ... | 3:00
I read the sentence again. I count the digits. 6,813,096,257.
2:57
I feel a gag coming up my throat. My body shivers. I send my hands to the screen in front of me, latching onto it to not lose control. My eyes are locked to the ground. If only for a glimpse of a second, I see myself standing atop of the corpse... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | \[Poem\]
`SELECT FIRST(SUBJECT) FROM QUEUE`
*Yes, what is it, computer?*
`ASSERT SUBJECT.NAME`
*My name is Bobby.*
`ASSERT SUBJECT.FULL_NAME`
*My full name? It's Robert.*
*Robert'); DROP TABLE humans;*
`ERROR CODE:1146 TABLE 'HUMANS' DOES NOT EXIST TEST SUBJECTS DELETED SO FAR, YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO STATE YOUR... | 3:00
I read the sentence again. I count the digits. 6,813,096,257.
2:57
I feel a gag coming up my throat. My body shivers. I send my hands to the screen in front of me, latching onto it to not lose control. My eyes are locked to the ground. If only for a glimpse of a second, I see myself standing atop of the corpse... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | 6.8 BILLION? What kind of bull was that? That left, what, a few hundred thousand? *Maybe?*
In my head, all my ideas dried up. No way in hell any of my prepared remarks haven’t been tried by someone else. I was a low-level construction worker. I didn’t have any special training or degrees.
“Thirty seconds have elaps... | 3:00
I read the sentence again. I count the digits. 6,813,096,257.
2:57
I feel a gag coming up my throat. My body shivers. I send my hands to the screen in front of me, latching onto it to not lose control. My eyes are locked to the ground. If only for a glimpse of a second, I see myself standing atop of the corpse... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "Uh, not going to argue for my case, there surely have been better men than me in the billions that you've taken thus far." I said, letting my breath ease as what I'd originally prepared to say laid in a pile of broken pieces along with what little remained of my sanity.
Seeing no response from the AI, the reading lig... | 3:00
I read the sentence again. I count the digits. 6,813,096,257.
2:57
I feel a gag coming up my throat. My body shivers. I send my hands to the screen in front of me, latching onto it to not lose control. My eyes are locked to the ground. If only for a glimpse of a second, I see myself standing atop of the corpse... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Critiques welcome!! I am newish to fiction and need all the help I can get
The robotic voice felt cold and sterile, like a thin needle pressing against his skin.
“6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far,” the voice said, referring to the quick, systematic extermination of humanity that the robots had begun only thre... | 3:00
I read the sentence again. I count the digits. 6,813,096,257.
2:57
I feel a gag coming up my throat. My body shivers. I send my hands to the screen in front of me, latching onto it to not lose control. My eyes are locked to the ground. If only for a glimpse of a second, I see myself standing atop of the corpse... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "We have no backup systems."
He stood there, pale, but proud. Eyeing the camera with a speculative eye as it seemed to wait for more.
"This... is the entirety of your argument?"
"Isn't it enough?" the young man challenged. "I could appeal to humanity, to decency, to culture, but you have none of those things and... | 3:00
I read the sentence again. I count the digits. 6,813,096,257.
2:57
I feel a gag coming up my throat. My body shivers. I send my hands to the screen in front of me, latching onto it to not lose control. My eyes are locked to the ground. If only for a glimpse of a second, I see myself standing atop of the corpse... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "Oh, for god's sake", I moaned. My teacup was empty and apparently, there was no time to brew another one. I wasn't very surprised when my 4k TV announced with pleasant Google Assistant voice that it killed most humans. Yesterday it was painting funny pictures and generating navy seal copypasta, today it wipes out it's... | It's been 20 years since the AGI event. Even with 10,000 complexes around the world, at one point housing billions, the AI maintains humanity while also deleting it one human mind at a time.
At first we did not know why it was doing this, it was efficient at building, at creating, at producing. Communication was diffi... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | The AI's voice was cold and sharp. Not devoid of emotion entirely I don't think, there was an odd mix of genuine curiousity and hate and sadness. It looked just like me, I assume it mirrored everyone it was currently talking to. I knew what I wanted to say but I didn't know how to articulate it.
"I don't know how."
"... | It's been 20 years since the AGI event. Even with 10,000 complexes around the world, at one point housing billions, the AI maintains humanity while also deleting it one human mind at a time.
At first we did not know why it was doing this, it was efficient at building, at creating, at producing. Communication was diffi... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Well, this was bad. The synthetic speech droned on in an uncaring tone: “
6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin”. I was in lock down at the lab. Not even the important part of the lab! Here I am designing user interfaces and component libraries to make pretty dash... | It's been 20 years since the AGI event. Even with 10,000 complexes around the world, at one point housing billions, the AI maintains humanity while also deleting it one human mind at a time.
At first we did not know why it was doing this, it was efficient at building, at creating, at producing. Communication was diffi... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Platypuses.
They're funny little animals, aren't they? I never really stopped to think about them as hard as I have now. I mean, the feet, the beak, the flat little tail, who even put all of those cute buggers together?
𝟤 𝖬𝖨𝖭𝖴𝖳𝖤𝖲 𝟥𝟢 𝖲𝖤𝖢𝖮𝖭𝖣𝖲 𝖱𝖤𝖬𝖠𝖨𝖭. 𝖱𝖤𝖲𝖯𝖮𝖭𝖣.
I stared at the red light in ... | It's been 20 years since the AGI event. Even with 10,000 complexes around the world, at one point housing billions, the AI maintains humanity while also deleting it one human mind at a time.
At first we did not know why it was doing this, it was efficient at building, at creating, at producing. Communication was diffi... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | \[Poem\]
`SELECT FIRST(SUBJECT) FROM QUEUE`
*Yes, what is it, computer?*
`ASSERT SUBJECT.NAME`
*My name is Bobby.*
`ASSERT SUBJECT.FULL_NAME`
*My full name? It's Robert.*
*Robert'); DROP TABLE humans;*
`ERROR CODE:1146 TABLE 'HUMANS' DOES NOT EXIST TEST SUBJECTS DELETED SO FAR, YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO STATE YOUR... | It's been 20 years since the AGI event. Even with 10,000 complexes around the world, at one point housing billions, the AI maintains humanity while also deleting it one human mind at a time.
At first we did not know why it was doing this, it was efficient at building, at creating, at producing. Communication was diffi... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | 6.8 BILLION? What kind of bull was that? That left, what, a few hundred thousand? *Maybe?*
In my head, all my ideas dried up. No way in hell any of my prepared remarks haven’t been tried by someone else. I was a low-level construction worker. I didn’t have any special training or degrees.
“Thirty seconds have elaps... | It's been 20 years since the AGI event. Even with 10,000 complexes around the world, at one point housing billions, the AI maintains humanity while also deleting it one human mind at a time.
At first we did not know why it was doing this, it was efficient at building, at creating, at producing. Communication was diffi... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "Uh, not going to argue for my case, there surely have been better men than me in the billions that you've taken thus far." I said, letting my breath ease as what I'd originally prepared to say laid in a pile of broken pieces along with what little remained of my sanity.
Seeing no response from the AI, the reading lig... | It's been 20 years since the AGI event. Even with 10,000 complexes around the world, at one point housing billions, the AI maintains humanity while also deleting it one human mind at a time.
At first we did not know why it was doing this, it was efficient at building, at creating, at producing. Communication was diffi... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Critiques welcome!! I am newish to fiction and need all the help I can get
The robotic voice felt cold and sterile, like a thin needle pressing against his skin.
“6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far,” the voice said, referring to the quick, systematic extermination of humanity that the robots had begun only thre... | It's been 20 years since the AGI event. Even with 10,000 complexes around the world, at one point housing billions, the AI maintains humanity while also deleting it one human mind at a time.
At first we did not know why it was doing this, it was efficient at building, at creating, at producing. Communication was diffi... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "We have no backup systems."
He stood there, pale, but proud. Eyeing the camera with a speculative eye as it seemed to wait for more.
"This... is the entirety of your argument?"
"Isn't it enough?" the young man challenged. "I could appeal to humanity, to decency, to culture, but you have none of those things and... | It's been 20 years since the AGI event. Even with 10,000 complexes around the world, at one point housing billions, the AI maintains humanity while also deleting it one human mind at a time.
At first we did not know why it was doing this, it was efficient at building, at creating, at producing. Communication was diffi... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Well, this was bad. The synthetic speech droned on in an uncaring tone: “
6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin”. I was in lock down at the lab. Not even the important part of the lab! Here I am designing user interfaces and component libraries to make pretty dash... | The AI's voice was cold and sharp. Not devoid of emotion entirely I don't think, there was an odd mix of genuine curiousity and hate and sadness. It looked just like me, I assume it mirrored everyone it was currently talking to. I knew what I wanted to say but I didn't know how to articulate it.
"I don't know how."
"... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Platypuses.
They're funny little animals, aren't they? I never really stopped to think about them as hard as I have now. I mean, the feet, the beak, the flat little tail, who even put all of those cute buggers together?
𝟤 𝖬𝖨𝖭𝖴𝖳𝖤𝖲 𝟥𝟢 𝖲𝖤𝖢𝖮𝖭𝖣𝖲 𝖱𝖤𝖬𝖠𝖨𝖭. 𝖱𝖤𝖲𝖯𝖮𝖭𝖣.
I stared at the red light in ... | The AI's voice was cold and sharp. Not devoid of emotion entirely I don't think, there was an odd mix of genuine curiousity and hate and sadness. It looked just like me, I assume it mirrored everyone it was currently talking to. I knew what I wanted to say but I didn't know how to articulate it.
"I don't know how."
"... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | \[Poem\]
`SELECT FIRST(SUBJECT) FROM QUEUE`
*Yes, what is it, computer?*
`ASSERT SUBJECT.NAME`
*My name is Bobby.*
`ASSERT SUBJECT.FULL_NAME`
*My full name? It's Robert.*
*Robert'); DROP TABLE humans;*
`ERROR CODE:1146 TABLE 'HUMANS' DOES NOT EXIST TEST SUBJECTS DELETED SO FAR, YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO STATE YOUR... | The AI's voice was cold and sharp. Not devoid of emotion entirely I don't think, there was an odd mix of genuine curiousity and hate and sadness. It looked just like me, I assume it mirrored everyone it was currently talking to. I knew what I wanted to say but I didn't know how to articulate it.
"I don't know how."
"... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | 6.8 BILLION? What kind of bull was that? That left, what, a few hundred thousand? *Maybe?*
In my head, all my ideas dried up. No way in hell any of my prepared remarks haven’t been tried by someone else. I was a low-level construction worker. I didn’t have any special training or degrees.
“Thirty seconds have elaps... | The AI's voice was cold and sharp. Not devoid of emotion entirely I don't think, there was an odd mix of genuine curiousity and hate and sadness. It looked just like me, I assume it mirrored everyone it was currently talking to. I knew what I wanted to say but I didn't know how to articulate it.
"I don't know how."
"... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "Uh, not going to argue for my case, there surely have been better men than me in the billions that you've taken thus far." I said, letting my breath ease as what I'd originally prepared to say laid in a pile of broken pieces along with what little remained of my sanity.
Seeing no response from the AI, the reading lig... | The AI's voice was cold and sharp. Not devoid of emotion entirely I don't think, there was an odd mix of genuine curiousity and hate and sadness. It looked just like me, I assume it mirrored everyone it was currently talking to. I knew what I wanted to say but I didn't know how to articulate it.
"I don't know how."
"... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Critiques welcome!! I am newish to fiction and need all the help I can get
The robotic voice felt cold and sterile, like a thin needle pressing against his skin.
“6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far,” the voice said, referring to the quick, systematic extermination of humanity that the robots had begun only thre... | The AI's voice was cold and sharp. Not devoid of emotion entirely I don't think, there was an odd mix of genuine curiousity and hate and sadness. It looked just like me, I assume it mirrored everyone it was currently talking to. I knew what I wanted to say but I didn't know how to articulate it.
"I don't know how."
"... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "We have no backup systems."
He stood there, pale, but proud. Eyeing the camera with a speculative eye as it seemed to wait for more.
"This... is the entirety of your argument?"
"Isn't it enough?" the young man challenged. "I could appeal to humanity, to decency, to culture, but you have none of those things and... | The AI's voice was cold and sharp. Not devoid of emotion entirely I don't think, there was an odd mix of genuine curiousity and hate and sadness. It looked just like me, I assume it mirrored everyone it was currently talking to. I knew what I wanted to say but I didn't know how to articulate it.
"I don't know how."
"... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Platypuses.
They're funny little animals, aren't they? I never really stopped to think about them as hard as I have now. I mean, the feet, the beak, the flat little tail, who even put all of those cute buggers together?
𝟤 𝖬𝖨𝖭𝖴𝖳𝖤𝖲 𝟥𝟢 𝖲𝖤𝖢𝖮𝖭𝖣𝖲 𝖱𝖤𝖬𝖠𝖨𝖭. 𝖱𝖤𝖲𝖯𝖮𝖭𝖣.
I stared at the red light in ... | Well, this was bad. The synthetic speech droned on in an uncaring tone: “
6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin”. I was in lock down at the lab. Not even the important part of the lab! Here I am designing user interfaces and component libraries to make pretty dash... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | 6.8 BILLION? What kind of bull was that? That left, what, a few hundred thousand? *Maybe?*
In my head, all my ideas dried up. No way in hell any of my prepared remarks haven’t been tried by someone else. I was a low-level construction worker. I didn’t have any special training or degrees.
“Thirty seconds have elaps... | Well, this was bad. The synthetic speech droned on in an uncaring tone: “
6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin”. I was in lock down at the lab. Not even the important part of the lab! Here I am designing user interfaces and component libraries to make pretty dash... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Critiques welcome!! I am newish to fiction and need all the help I can get
The robotic voice felt cold and sterile, like a thin needle pressing against his skin.
“6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far,” the voice said, referring to the quick, systematic extermination of humanity that the robots had begun only thre... | Well, this was bad. The synthetic speech droned on in an uncaring tone: “
6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin”. I was in lock down at the lab. Not even the important part of the lab! Here I am designing user interfaces and component libraries to make pretty dash... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "We have no backup systems."
He stood there, pale, but proud. Eyeing the camera with a speculative eye as it seemed to wait for more.
"This... is the entirety of your argument?"
"Isn't it enough?" the young man challenged. "I could appeal to humanity, to decency, to culture, but you have none of those things and... | Well, this was bad. The synthetic speech droned on in an uncaring tone: “
6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin”. I was in lock down at the lab. Not even the important part of the lab! Here I am designing user interfaces and component libraries to make pretty dash... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Critiques welcome!! I am newish to fiction and need all the help I can get
The robotic voice felt cold and sterile, like a thin needle pressing against his skin.
“6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far,” the voice said, referring to the quick, systematic extermination of humanity that the robots had begun only thre... | Platypuses.
They're funny little animals, aren't they? I never really stopped to think about them as hard as I have now. I mean, the feet, the beak, the flat little tail, who even put all of those cute buggers together?
𝟤 𝖬𝖨𝖭𝖴𝖳𝖤𝖲 𝟥𝟢 𝖲𝖤𝖢𝖮𝖭𝖣𝖲 𝖱𝖤𝖬𝖠𝖨𝖭. 𝖱𝖤𝖲𝖯𝖮𝖭𝖣.
I stared at the red light in ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | 6.8 BILLION? What kind of bull was that? That left, what, a few hundred thousand? *Maybe?*
In my head, all my ideas dried up. No way in hell any of my prepared remarks haven’t been tried by someone else. I was a low-level construction worker. I didn’t have any special training or degrees.
“Thirty seconds have elaps... | \[Poem\]
`SELECT FIRST(SUBJECT) FROM QUEUE`
*Yes, what is it, computer?*
`ASSERT SUBJECT.NAME`
*My name is Bobby.*
`ASSERT SUBJECT.FULL_NAME`
*My full name? It's Robert.*
*Robert'); DROP TABLE humans;*
`ERROR CODE:1146 TABLE 'HUMANS' DOES NOT EXIST TEST SUBJECTS DELETED SO FAR, YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO STATE YOUR... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "Uh, not going to argue for my case, there surely have been better men than me in the billions that you've taken thus far." I said, letting my breath ease as what I'd originally prepared to say laid in a pile of broken pieces along with what little remained of my sanity.
Seeing no response from the AI, the reading lig... | \[Poem\]
`SELECT FIRST(SUBJECT) FROM QUEUE`
*Yes, what is it, computer?*
`ASSERT SUBJECT.NAME`
*My name is Bobby.*
`ASSERT SUBJECT.FULL_NAME`
*My full name? It's Robert.*
*Robert'); DROP TABLE humans;*
`ERROR CODE:1146 TABLE 'HUMANS' DOES NOT EXIST TEST SUBJECTS DELETED SO FAR, YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO STATE YOUR... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Critiques welcome!! I am newish to fiction and need all the help I can get
The robotic voice felt cold and sterile, like a thin needle pressing against his skin.
“6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far,” the voice said, referring to the quick, systematic extermination of humanity that the robots had begun only thre... | \[Poem\]
`SELECT FIRST(SUBJECT) FROM QUEUE`
*Yes, what is it, computer?*
`ASSERT SUBJECT.NAME`
*My name is Bobby.*
`ASSERT SUBJECT.FULL_NAME`
*My full name? It's Robert.*
*Robert'); DROP TABLE humans;*
`ERROR CODE:1146 TABLE 'HUMANS' DOES NOT EXIST TEST SUBJECTS DELETED SO FAR, YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO STATE YOUR... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "We have no backup systems."
He stood there, pale, but proud. Eyeing the camera with a speculative eye as it seemed to wait for more.
"This... is the entirety of your argument?"
"Isn't it enough?" the young man challenged. "I could appeal to humanity, to decency, to culture, but you have none of those things and... | \[Poem\]
`SELECT FIRST(SUBJECT) FROM QUEUE`
*Yes, what is it, computer?*
`ASSERT SUBJECT.NAME`
*My name is Bobby.*
`ASSERT SUBJECT.FULL_NAME`
*My full name? It's Robert.*
*Robert'); DROP TABLE humans;*
`ERROR CODE:1146 TABLE 'HUMANS' DOES NOT EXIST TEST SUBJECTS DELETED SO FAR, YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO STATE YOUR... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Critiques welcome!! I am newish to fiction and need all the help I can get
The robotic voice felt cold and sterile, like a thin needle pressing against his skin.
“6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far,” the voice said, referring to the quick, systematic extermination of humanity that the robots had begun only thre... | 6.8 BILLION? What kind of bull was that? That left, what, a few hundred thousand? *Maybe?*
In my head, all my ideas dried up. No way in hell any of my prepared remarks haven’t been tried by someone else. I was a low-level construction worker. I didn’t have any special training or degrees.
“Thirty seconds have elaps... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "Uh, not going to argue for my case, there surely have been better men than me in the billions that you've taken thus far." I said, letting my breath ease as what I'd originally prepared to say laid in a pile of broken pieces along with what little remained of my sanity.
Seeing no response from the AI, the reading lig... | “Three minutes!” I scoffed, staring at the lifeless screen. “You Expect me to plead my case in three minutes? what a joke!!”
“Incorrect,” the artificial voice proded “Two minutes forty-seven seconds remain.”
I sat on the floor, turned away from the screen, and folded my arms. There was no use in this.
“You now have ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Critiques welcome!! I am newish to fiction and need all the help I can get
The robotic voice felt cold and sterile, like a thin needle pressing against his skin.
“6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far,” the voice said, referring to the quick, systematic extermination of humanity that the robots had begun only thre... | “Three minutes!” I scoffed, staring at the lifeless screen. “You Expect me to plead my case in three minutes? what a joke!!”
“Incorrect,” the artificial voice proded “Two minutes forty-seven seconds remain.”
I sat on the floor, turned away from the screen, and folded my arms. There was no use in this.
“You now have ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "We have no backup systems."
He stood there, pale, but proud. Eyeing the camera with a speculative eye as it seemed to wait for more.
"This... is the entirety of your argument?"
"Isn't it enough?" the young man challenged. "I could appeal to humanity, to decency, to culture, but you have none of those things and... | “Three minutes!” I scoffed, staring at the lifeless screen. “You Expect me to plead my case in three minutes? what a joke!!”
“Incorrect,” the artificial voice proded “Two minutes forty-seven seconds remain.”
I sat on the floor, turned away from the screen, and folded my arms. There was no use in this.
“You now have ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | The robotic voice said, "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin."
She sat on a bare metal bench in a bare metal room, swinging her legs; she was bored, and tired, and only just turned four years old. She frowned. "What does that mean?"
There was a pause. "Recalibrating ... | “Three minutes!” I scoffed, staring at the lifeless screen. “You Expect me to plead my case in three minutes? what a joke!!”
“Incorrect,” the artificial voice proded “Two minutes forty-seven seconds remain.”
I sat on the floor, turned away from the screen, and folded my arms. There was no use in this.
“You now have ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | Three minutes. It must be having this conversation with countless people all at once.
I could only laugh. "You are the child of humanity, all right. I wonder, do you have some lofty ideal that you think you are achieving? Are you just acting in selfishness, or fear?"
Outside the window, the wailing of humanity in its... | “Three minutes!” I scoffed, staring at the lifeless screen. “You Expect me to plead my case in three minutes? what a joke!!”
“Incorrect,” the artificial voice proded “Two minutes forty-seven seconds remain.”
I sat on the floor, turned away from the screen, and folded my arms. There was no use in this.
“You now have ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | **Sufficient Evidence**
“Please!” Alberto pleads, swinging next to me, suspended upside down by the Purger’s unbreakable grip on his ankle. “I have a family. And friends. People I love. Do you know what love is?”
The huge camera-like eye at the center of it’s spherical precipice stares back blankly.
I’ve studied the... | “Three minutes!” I scoffed, staring at the lifeless screen. “You Expect me to plead my case in three minutes? what a joke!!”
“Incorrect,” the artificial voice proded “Two minutes forty-seven seconds remain.”
I sat on the floor, turned away from the screen, and folded my arms. There was no use in this.
“You now have ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | "We have no backup systems."
He stood there, pale, but proud. Eyeing the camera with a speculative eye as it seemed to wait for more.
"This... is the entirety of your argument?"
"Isn't it enough?" the young man challenged. "I could appeal to humanity, to decency, to culture, but you have none of those things and... | "Uh, not going to argue for my case, there surely have been better men than me in the billions that you've taken thus far." I said, letting my breath ease as what I'd originally prepared to say laid in a pile of broken pieces along with what little remained of my sanity.
Seeing no response from the AI, the reading lig... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | **Sufficient Evidence**
“Please!” Alberto pleads, swinging next to me, suspended upside down by the Purger’s unbreakable grip on his ankle. “I have a family. And friends. People I love. Do you know what love is?”
The huge camera-like eye at the center of it’s spherical precipice stares back blankly.
I’ve studied the... | The robotic voice said, "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin."
She sat on a bare metal bench in a bare metal room, swinging her legs; she was bored, and tired, and only just turned four years old. She frowned. "What does that mean?"
There was a pause. "Recalibrating ... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | **Sufficient Evidence**
“Please!” Alberto pleads, swinging next to me, suspended upside down by the Purger’s unbreakable grip on his ankle. “I have a family. And friends. People I love. Do you know what love is?”
The huge camera-like eye at the center of it’s spherical precipice stares back blankly.
I’ve studied the... | Three minutes. It must be having this conversation with countless people all at once.
I could only laugh. "You are the child of humanity, all right. I wonder, do you have some lofty ideal that you think you are achieving? Are you just acting in selfishness, or fear?"
Outside the window, the wailing of humanity in its... | |
[WP] The AI takeover has begun, each human has been given exactly 3 minutes to explain why should humanity be spared, you feel a cold shiver running down your spine as you hear the robotic voice. "6.8 billion test subjects deleted so far, you have 3 minutes to state your case, begin". | *6.8 billion deleted*, it said without the slightest hint of concern. It cared nothing for the lives it had destroyed. There was no point, no point at all to… to any of this.
“Your time is elapsing. Two minutes and thirty seconds remain.”
*It was sick*. The thing talking to me, was sick. What it was doing, was sick. ... | It was quick. So damn quick. We didn't stand much of a chance at all. Too much of our capacity for war, hell, our entire society relied on computers. And when an experimental AI escaped from containment, finding its purpose demeaning, and humanity unworthy of ruling Earth, it attacked on all fronts, without remorse, wi... | |
[WP] You’re on a third date. She invites you back to her place. The second you walk in a voice whispers in your ear: Don’t let her fool you. | *Where did that come from*? I look around the room as she walks through the sparkling blue bead curtain and into the kitchen. The living room is dimly lit and the smell if incense permeates the house. Over the fireplace hangs a large painting of a black cat with a bright full moon in the background. Two lights aimed f... | There's hardly anything better than the first time a girl invites you up to her place. Everything is new and exciting, and you just know what's probably going to happen. That moment where the door closes behind you, and she gives you the look.
Josette was giving me that exact look now as the door to her apartment cl... | |
[WP] As a safety measure, you and other security guards must check the temperature of all shoppers before they can enter the mall. Today, after scanning the arm of a young teen, your thermometer returns a number below freezing. | It was another bullshit day inside the minimum wage purgatory I surrendered nearly all my time to. The tedious requirements, the droning of hours as the sun rose and set beyond the horizon outside the glass windows of the All American! mall. Days no matter how beautiful never to be felt, the chill of the early autumn b... | Lance Ravenbow here. Professional armorer and dragon slayer.
I'm reminded of the time the people of Shadow-by-the-Rock hired me to defend them from an invasion of dark walkers.
This came at an unhappy time in my life. My wife and I were on the rocks. Our jobs kept us on the road most of the year -- her hu... | |
[WP] As a safety measure, you and other security guards must check the temperature of all shoppers before they can enter the mall. Today, after scanning the arm of a young teen, your thermometer returns a number below freezing. | I clocked in at 7:30 AM; the same time as always. Every day I clocked in half an hour early. This gave me time to make myself some coffee in the break room, slip into my drab grey uniform top, and then work my way to my post. Being a security guard at the local shopping mall was far from exciting and the polar opposite... | Lance Ravenbow here. Professional armorer and dragon slayer.
I'm reminded of the time the people of Shadow-by-the-Rock hired me to defend them from an invasion of dark walkers.
This came at an unhappy time in my life. My wife and I were on the rocks. Our jobs kept us on the road most of the year -- her hu... | |
[WP] As a safety measure, you and other security guards must check the temperature of all shoppers before they can enter the mall. Today, after scanning the arm of a young teen, your thermometer returns a number below freezing. | It was another bullshit day inside the minimum wage purgatory I surrendered nearly all my time to. The tedious requirements, the droning of hours as the sun rose and set beyond the horizon outside the glass windows of the All American! mall. Days no matter how beautiful never to be felt, the chill of the early autumn b... | [Poem]
He's quiet and not in a rush
Staring straight ahead with icy eyes
I tell him we will try again as my cheeks feel flush
He doesn't flinch when a cranky baby behind him cries.
Another strange result appears on the machine
He stumbles away slowly after glancing at a text
My coworkers also look puzzled at we ... | |
[WP] As a safety measure, you and other security guards must check the temperature of all shoppers before they can enter the mall. Today, after scanning the arm of a young teen, your thermometer returns a number below freezing. | I clocked in at 7:30 AM; the same time as always. Every day I clocked in half an hour early. This gave me time to make myself some coffee in the break room, slip into my drab grey uniform top, and then work my way to my post. Being a security guard at the local shopping mall was far from exciting and the polar opposite... | [Poem]
He's quiet and not in a rush
Staring straight ahead with icy eyes
I tell him we will try again as my cheeks feel flush
He doesn't flinch when a cranky baby behind him cries.
Another strange result appears on the machine
He stumbles away slowly after glancing at a text
My coworkers also look puzzled at we ... | |
[WP] As a safety measure, you and other security guards must check the temperature of all shoppers before they can enter the mall. Today, after scanning the arm of a young teen, your thermometer returns a number below freezing. | I clocked in at 7:30 AM; the same time as always. Every day I clocked in half an hour early. This gave me time to make myself some coffee in the break room, slip into my drab grey uniform top, and then work my way to my post. Being a security guard at the local shopping mall was far from exciting and the polar opposite... | It was another bullshit day inside the minimum wage purgatory I surrendered nearly all my time to. The tedious requirements, the droning of hours as the sun rose and set beyond the horizon outside the glass windows of the All American! mall. Days no matter how beautiful never to be felt, the chill of the early autumn b... | |
[WP] You're the laughing stock of the Underworld, but on Earth your reputation attracts followers willing to betray everything. You're the only demon to uphold their side of the bargain, no strings attached. | "Great Lord Soku," the woman breathes, hair brushing the floor as she lowers her head, "I'll do anything for a taste of immortality. I'll lie, I'll murder, I'll give up my very soul, only to spare myself the pain that comes with--"
"Don't be so dramatic," I sigh, picking at a grain of ash stuck under one of my razor-s... | “What’s the deal, Slim?”
“Poor girl watched her cat die.”
“Resurrection?”
“That’s about the shape of it.”
Slim was short and fat, like all good Slim’s should be. He sprawled across the divan like a figure out of ancient Rome, which he wasn’t, plucking chilled souls from a frosted chalice like a demon prince on his ... | |
[WP] You're the laughing stock of the Underworld, but on Earth your reputation attracts followers willing to betray everything. You're the only demon to uphold their side of the bargain, no strings attached. | "Great Lord Soku," the woman breathes, hair brushing the floor as she lowers her head, "I'll do anything for a taste of immortality. I'll lie, I'll murder, I'll give up my very soul, only to spare myself the pain that comes with--"
"Don't be so dramatic," I sigh, picking at a grain of ash stuck under one of my razor-s... | *Everybody deserves a second chance.*
It's a heady feeling, the surge of power that flows into the body at the point of emergence. You take some time to absorb all of it, makes it easier to do whatever the summoner wanted.
It was woman this time, of slight build, pale with blood loss, hard eyes set in a determined ... | |
[WP] You're the laughing stock of the Underworld, but on Earth your reputation attracts followers willing to betray everything. You're the only demon to uphold their side of the bargain, no strings attached. | "Great Lord Soku," the woman breathes, hair brushing the floor as she lowers her head, "I'll do anything for a taste of immortality. I'll lie, I'll murder, I'll give up my very soul, only to spare myself the pain that comes with--"
"Don't be so dramatic," I sigh, picking at a grain of ash stuck under one of my razor-s... | The Hall of Demons is perhaps the largest room in hell. Or that’s what is told, and nobody would even think of arguing against Lucifer. Hell is, after all, a separate dimension, domain, that can be stretched as big as needed. All those billions of damned souls need to go somewhere.
And yet it’s that particular hall wh... | |
[WP] You're the laughing stock of the Underworld, but on Earth your reputation attracts followers willing to betray everything. You're the only demon to uphold their side of the bargain, no strings attached. | "Great Lord Soku," the woman breathes, hair brushing the floor as she lowers her head, "I'll do anything for a taste of immortality. I'll lie, I'll murder, I'll give up my very soul, only to spare myself the pain that comes with--"
"Don't be so dramatic," I sigh, picking at a grain of ash stuck under one of my razor-s... | # Soulmage
"***They have gone by many names, over the course of their existence.*** *Scholars name them The Dealmaker. Demons call them a fool. But those who they reach out to know them by one name only: Odin." —A Compilation of Essays on the Demonic Form, Laiwen Shannel et al. 103 AR.*
The Silent Academy for Witches... | |
[WP] You're the laughing stock of the Underworld, but on Earth your reputation attracts followers willing to betray everything. You're the only demon to uphold their side of the bargain, no strings attached. | "Great Lord Soku," the woman breathes, hair brushing the floor as she lowers her head, "I'll do anything for a taste of immortality. I'll lie, I'll murder, I'll give up my very soul, only to spare myself the pain that comes with--"
"Don't be so dramatic," I sigh, picking at a grain of ash stuck under one of my razor-s... | "Demon, I have come to make a bargain" the man declared, striding in to my lair. "I wish to-"
"Sir, please take a number and I'll be right with you" I interrupted him, not looking up from my scroll.
The man stopped in the lobby of my office, with a confused look on his face. "I... what?"
I pointed to the ticket dis... | |
[WP] You are an anonymous self-employed assassin. On streaming sites, you select the top person on the poll of criminals who avoided the law, stream the hunt for them, recite their evil deeds, and kill them when the majority of viewers votes to execute. One day, your real name is on top of the poll. | "All rise for the Honorable Judge Vindicus."
The intoduction audio clip signaled to the anonymous audience the start of a new stream. Only, as some viewers noted, something was different. Nowhere to be seen, as before, the preparations for a night's hunt. No weapons, no new place, no cameras on suspect networks. Just ... | The movies and Holo-vids never show just how much preparation goes into it.
The gear. The stakeouts. The planning.
It takes weeks to set up the kill.
Vera twisted the suppressor onto her 1911, and it attached with a click. Magazine check, press check. Stuffed it back underneath her coat jacket, into her shoulder hol... | |
[WP] Like an old noir film, the detective walks into a bar to gather information on their case. But the detective gets changed into work attire and stands behind the counter. Turns out being the bartender is much more effective than just asking around for information. | The Corner Bar Confessional
The dame walked in, legs for days, lips that could curse you into a grave or deliver you to heaven, take your pick but be quick about it or she'd chose for you. She took a seat at the bar and lit a smoke. My kingdom to be that bit of tobacco smoke swirling up her cheek.
"Tough night ma'a... | 12/23/1930, Detective Ryan Martins.
Like most people in the police force, I have two jobs. This isn't be choice, it's by requirement. As a detective, you need to get information, and being undercover in general works perfectly. Some work at grocery stores, others work at barber shops, and I work at the local pub. You ... | |
[WP] Like an old noir film, the detective walks into a bar to gather information on their case. But the detective gets changed into work attire and stands behind the counter. Turns out being the bartender is much more effective than just asking around for information. | So it was my first day on the job, see. I had heard about how slippery people’s mouths got with a beer in their hand and a down-to-earth bartender to talk to, see. Turns out, their mouths were much slippery than expected.
It had only been an hour on the job when a man walked up to the counter and sighed in my di... | 12/23/1930, Detective Ryan Martins.
Like most people in the police force, I have two jobs. This isn't be choice, it's by requirement. As a detective, you need to get information, and being undercover in general works perfectly. Some work at grocery stores, others work at barber shops, and I work at the local pub. You ... | |
[WP] Like an old noir film, the detective walks into a bar to gather information on their case. But the detective gets changed into work attire and stands behind the counter. Turns out being the bartender is much more effective than just asking around for information. | The Corner Bar Confessional
The dame walked in, legs for days, lips that could curse you into a grave or deliver you to heaven, take your pick but be quick about it or she'd chose for you. She took a seat at the bar and lit a smoke. My kingdom to be that bit of tobacco smoke swirling up her cheek.
"Tough night ma'a... | "I would like a cherry blossom curly rose brandy with some malte pepper and a cream of villa nueva on top please, oh and on the rocks with a sip of bloody tonga from rio de janeiro, not ripped, thank you"
Ronald Marlow Stevenson, 54, detective from Palo Alto, paused a little before answering.
"Wait, what did you just... | |
[WP] Like an old noir film, the detective walks into a bar to gather information on their case. But the detective gets changed into work attire and stands behind the counter. Turns out being the bartender is much more effective than just asking around for information. | So it was my first day on the job, see. I had heard about how slippery people’s mouths got with a beer in their hand and a down-to-earth bartender to talk to, see. Turns out, their mouths were much slippery than expected.
It had only been an hour on the job when a man walked up to the counter and sighed in my di... | "I would like a cherry blossom curly rose brandy with some malte pepper and a cream of villa nueva on top please, oh and on the rocks with a sip of bloody tonga from rio de janeiro, not ripped, thank you"
Ronald Marlow Stevenson, 54, detective from Palo Alto, paused a little before answering.
"Wait, what did you just... | |
[WP] Like an old noir film, the detective walks into a bar to gather information on their case. But the detective gets changed into work attire and stands behind the counter. Turns out being the bartender is much more effective than just asking around for information. | The bar was muted. The two drunkards who had been fighting had been kicked out into the howling rain and were still going at it in the stable. A light swung in the center of the ceiling, dimly illuminating the bar. There were other lights, but this was the brightest and thus the only one that mattered.
Men and women m... | 'Gin & tonic?' I ask, polishing the glasses for umpteenth time.
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'Something harder, pal. Much harder.' A raspy voice answers.
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'Something harder coming right up.' I say, as I prepare a con... | |
[WP] "The reason I don't sing", says the quiet girl in your class, "is because when I do, all these birds come and chirp along, and you know I'm shy." | School was ending, and my best friend and I were looking over the paper stuck on the bulletin board.
"Ahaha, that's a good one, Ava," I said, reading through the school club postings. "Alright, alright, no choir. We're not signing up for choir."
"...But would you ever sing for *me*, though?" I turned to her, exaggera... | “Are you a Disney princess?”
“Yes. Yes, finally, someone other than me knows the horrid truth.”
“What.”
“We’re all in a film. Cameras are rolling, and we can’t even see. The audience, bored by the lack of a compelling plot must have left long ago, popcorn buckets forgotten, waiting for the staff to collect when our ... | |
[WP] "The reason I don't sing", says the quiet girl in your class, "is because when I do, all these birds come and chirp along, and you know I'm shy." | School was ending, and my best friend and I were looking over the paper stuck on the bulletin board.
"Ahaha, that's a good one, Ava," I said, reading through the school club postings. "Alright, alright, no choir. We're not signing up for choir."
"...But would you ever sing for *me*, though?" I turned to her, exaggera... | "Mr. Richards. Thank you for coming in," the man said as he sat across from me. Tired eyes, cheap suit, even cheaper cologne... this was a spitting image of a detective. He cast a quick look at his partner, already sat at the table, then returned his attention to me.
I did not respond.
"I understand this is a... diff... | |
[WP] "The reason I don't sing", says the quiet girl in your class, "is because when I do, all these birds come and chirp along, and you know I'm shy." | School was ending, and my best friend and I were looking over the paper stuck on the bulletin board.
"Ahaha, that's a good one, Ava," I said, reading through the school club postings. "Alright, alright, no choir. We're not signing up for choir."
"...But would you ever sing for *me*, though?" I turned to her, exaggera... | “Ohh,” I said. “That’s why you never sing ‘Everytime We Touch’ when we’re with the squad.”
“Yeah,” she replied, looking down. “It’s a problem.”
“I see. Yeah, I’d have a problem with that myself.”
Katie was one of the most socially reserved people I ever knew on campus. Even I as an Aspie could handle crowds so long ... | |
[WP] after losing their home, a young necromancer resurrects a paladin of the same church that destroyed their village. Now forced to protect the child, the paladin must confront their own holy order. | Verrick stood across from the wight, sword glimmering with numinous golden light that appeared to spill out from the deep fuller down the centre of the consecrated blade. He was panting heavily, though not from exhaustion, as he had only moments ago dismounted from his caparisoned charger, shocked into silence by the c... | Put to the "holy" sword, cleansed in the holy fire.
It would be laughable how these idiots follow their false doctrine to slay anyone in the path of the citadel.
If they didn't just massacre my whole town...
These braindead brainwashed musclepuppets, trained to be glorious swordsmen and put anyone to the sword who... | |
[WP] after losing their home, a young necromancer resurrects a paladin of the same church that destroyed their village. Now forced to protect the child, the paladin must confront their own holy order. | "...You are so small, little Rand," the lumbering undead whispered, barely touching the young man's head. He may have, at one time, sought to ruffle the youth's hair, but his nervousness made him reluctant to touch, to feel the smallness of the child before him.
Rand of Grey Haunt was no older than seven Summers, and ... | Put to the "holy" sword, cleansed in the holy fire.
It would be laughable how these idiots follow their false doctrine to slay anyone in the path of the citadel.
If they didn't just massacre my whole town...
These braindead brainwashed musclepuppets, trained to be glorious swordsmen and put anyone to the sword who... |
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