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Ch 7. The rapturing
The ride up was slow and silent, but not awkward, as how could someone ever trade the sense of glamour and emulation of nouveau riche to small talk? For most of them, this was the cleanest, emptiest, and shiniest lift they had ever taken in their life, and savored it while it lasted. Out…
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Ch 6: What are names?
Behind the frail, large tube that brought up the batch of new workers, a smaller, well-kept one was hidden from the public eye. It connected only two levels and passed through several layers without a stop between them. Siete’s invitation tasked them with taking it, along with two strangers, on a specific day, at…
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Ch 5: Roles
-“ As per tradition the First Brand, lead by-“, Robert then stopped, to tend to his visibly irritated nose temple-” Samuelll…will provide a script we should follow in our media presences. And once again, I’m the presenter.” Priya -” I still can’t tell if he likes you, Robert. Maybe he sees you as a…
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Ch 4: Should we conspire and brunch?
Ch 4: Should we conspire and brunch? The yellow and orange vest with tiger stripes shined and screamed gaudy, but the man wearing it knew it and did it with the intention of provocation. He worked decades on climbing the proverbial ladder for leadership, and with the help of both mother nature and scientific…
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Ch 3: How to resign in 10k simple steps
After 14 exceptionally average hours of their final shift, Siete is called into the office of their L low-base manager. A spry woman for her visibly covered-up and modded age, who usually exudes normal dispositions of sternness and competency required for her job. Except for today. Today she had to oversee a resignation, something…
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Ch 2: The pale guide
The eldest elbowed his brother a few nudges, trying to budge into him the concept of diplomacy. “Stop being so obviously judgy, or else we will never be on time! And you know what happens to unemployed people of our age-“. The last remark got him visibly unsettled which, for now, he agreed to…
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I love my cell
“Tip-tap, tip-tap”, sounded the pigeons slowly making their way across my tin roof. I can’t even remember when they decided that the tip of my house was the best feeding ground, but with time I started to get used to my temporary housemates. Besides, if there’s something I’m not missing, it’s time. My eyes…
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Chapter 1- Fast-paced first day
Ch 1: Fast-paced first day A giant holographic clock alternates between 4 usable colors, with the fifth lost to rusty circuitry; Its projections flicker from time to time, unveiling the building in the shape of a thin pillar used as a display board. One of the many massive constructs that rise above the rainbow…
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Metalized Sunshine Preface: R(ules) & R(anks)
The rules Current Leaderboard- 8. Patient Savan Forg C.T.D Vivar and CEO Elina 7. Patient Redacted C.T.D Redacted and CEO Zude 6. Patient Redacted C.T.D Redacted and CEO Priya 5. Patient Redacted C.T.D Redacted and CEO Joni 4. Patient Anna Drums C.T.D Halfand CEO Alvara 3. Patient Chirani Drums C.T.D Finerand CEO Robert 2.…
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The visitor(s)
It was the middle of August when the wind howled through the cracks of a house made out of stones, straws and held together by arid mud. It had four windows, but you could peek through only two of them, while others were boarded with termite-eaten planks. Surprisingly though, a vestige of a powerline…