Career day, they’d say.
Detaching from the cerebral collective, I scour the repository, wanting to remember on my own.
It’s been many a century, but I’ll make change there. They’ve all held strong to their core designs, I’m sure.
“Ah! Found it,” I cease searching.
“This is your ultimate decision?” Great Mind asks.
“My only consideration.”
“Understood.”
The air ripples and distorts before me.
“Your pathway is stabilised.”
I step forward, losing myself while Great Mind transports me to form anew on the other side.
I breathe deep the Earthen air.
It’s good to be back.
Time for work.
© 2021 Rebecca Glaessner
June 10, 2021, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a new way to office. Has the office changed? Can we return to normal after big changes or time away? Go where the prompt leads!
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I love the feeling of endless possibility in this piece. Well done!
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Thanks Nicole, that’s what inspires me most about sci-fi, so I’m glad you could feel it too!
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Love the way you written with Sci Fi touch. Creative 😍 and brilliant.
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Thanks Simon! I love the endless possibilities of sci-fi, and how one day it could be right where we find ourselves.
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Endless possibilities, like the universe expands forever for no reason. Nobody’s sure about the space science, let your creativity play through it.🙂
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This is so true. There is still so much we still don’t understand about the grander structures of the universe. It’s bigger than our minds can ever comprehend. At least, not in our present state!
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We are going to Learn to travel at light speed, by that time, wish I could exist and see the wonders and what we could explore from this vast Galaxy😍 Explore dark matters, hope the days are close ☺️. HOPE.
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How cool, to have the whole planet as one’s office.
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Thanks Jules! Wouldn’t it be just? I like to think that’s what it feels like to peer down at our tiny world from space.
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What Charli said. I don’t recognize the setting exactly but like the return to earth vibe. It’s a positive piece.
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Thanks D! Exactly what I was hoping for. I was going for a twist ending where the character’s destination was unclear but that the overall feel would be positive.
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Rebecca, I love how your flash fiction roots in familiar human longings in juxtaposition to unfamiliar ways of existing. It makes the “return to earth” theme poignant and futuristic all at once.
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We are all alike in the deepest of ways. With survival at our core, we are learning that survival means growth and connectedness. If we can craft lifelong careers driven by these values, we can create change while surviving in the ways our soul can thrive best. For this character, the whole world drives them, it is their passion, their office. New to us humans but a basic concept to an otherworldly society driven by universal values. I’m glad you enjoyed this one Charli, thank you for sharing your thoughts.
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This story builds anticipation and makes you wonder how she would make the change. Good going, Rebecca.
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Thanks! Hopefully this character can do some good. I’m glad the anticipation and hope came through.
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