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Happy Surprise Tours
Note: Some of this has been rewritten and revised. Original text in first draft stages is here. “Just play along. Pretend you haven't got a clue what's going on! Once you're at the airport, find the silver bus that says Happy Surprise Tours. Don't worry, if you can't find them, they'll find you."
By Chloe Gilholy5 years ago in Futurism
First Scoreboard
Whenever the Game of Mass Destruction was on the air, Professor Denki would call Sia every morning before the announcements. Sia knew that she could either just sue his ass or just block his number and move on – but she didn't.
By Chloe Gilholy5 years ago in Futurism
The Game
Note: this is a rewritten version of my first draft except which was posted two years ago here. This part used to be a prologue, but thriugh revisions it has become chapter two.
By Chloe Gilholy5 years ago in Futurism
Behind the Scenes
"Evening everyone, you all right?" A man in green shorts and an oversized Manchester United football shirt stood on the beach with the ocean up to his knees. "Daz Muffin here with tonight's forecast." Daz dazed up at the moon before steering his head back to the camera. "Now I won't tell any lies to you, the weather is going to be absolutely shit." Kicking the ocean about, he felt the water with his fingertips. "It is fucking freezing. It looks bloody warm but it's fucking cold. The weather tomorrow is going to be fucking shit. Expect lots of showers and storms. I spent £200 on a fake tan the other day and now look!"
By Chloe Gilholy5 years ago in Futurism
Opinions
"That's 34 robots down already!" Sergeant Dust stomped around the studio, watching his men tidy up the bar on one of the screens as he chomped a packet of crisps. "This is going to be a good show."
By Chloe Gilholy5 years ago in Futurism
Shangri-La Beach
All the leaves on the floor had mulched together in clumps. Bobby and Todd trekked towards the beach. Screams and explosions could be heard from the forest. Dark heads flew out from the trees.
By Chloe Gilholy5 years ago in Futurism
Kiki’s Poem & The Kidnapping
Crawling inside the dustbin, I wonder who will die first: Me or my friends. "We're just machines," they said. "Products of science." We have no purpose.
By Chloe Gilholy5 years ago in Futurism
Family Honour
Yanyu and her uncle were drawn towards the lake. Fan suggested that the lake would be the ideal place to top up their water bottles. Fan had been pushing for Yanyu to drink as much water as possible. She dipped her bottle in the lake and looked up at her uncle. "Uncle Fan!"
By Chloe Gilholy5 years ago in Futurism
All for Nothing
"My muscles are burning!" Aron cried, clutching onto his calves. His sneakers red where it should have been white. Panting, he held onto his partner's hand. "Can we rest?"
By Chloe Gilholy5 years ago in Futurism
Last Ones Standing
"Yuzuko..." Aron couldn't finish his sentence. "Kiki is..." "Gone?" Yuzuko asked. Rós picked up from where Aron left off. "The lighthouse exploded. Kiki was there helping Alfie. We wanted to save her, but we were too far away."
By Chloe Gilholy5 years ago in Futurism
The Final Showdown
Four robots; Red, Blue, Silver and Gold charged towards them. Their glowing eyes intimidated Yuzuko, who felt like a nervous wreck compared to the others. Maybe they were hiding their fears. It was a war.
By Chloe Gilholy5 years ago in Futurism
Gone The Tides Of Earth
Together, the crone and I walked in country by sea an afternoon late that summer. Having left through a pass in the southern hills we started out not long after dawn. The sun in our eyes, bearing upon us, the path we went quite long, austere. Along past the hills turned northeast down a disserviced road away; still later cleared a wooded area, diverged onto a rubble backroad and, again, started coming back closer to the water.
By James B. William R. Lawrence5 years ago in Futurism