Five-Minute fiction - 23:38-23:43
Cresa sat staring out the window on the top floor of the Arc-Needle. Far below and stretching on into infinity the lights of the New Haven-York glittered their way to the horizon. The Arc-Needles prominent position, towering over even the next largest structure, afforded the wealthiest man in the solar system an unparalleled view.
Contradictorily the lights in his office were...
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Cresa sat staring out the window on the top floor of the Arc-Needle. Far below and stretching on into infinity the lights of the New Haven-York glittered their way to the horizon. The Arc-Needles prominent position, towering over even the next largest structure, afforded the wealthiest man in the solar system an unparalleled view.
Contradictorily the lights in his office were...
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Five-Minute fiction - 23:45-23:50
There is something to be said for the maddening isolation of interstellar travel. Ive not been gone long. At least it doesnt feel as if it has been very long. That is the problem posed by lightspeed travel. Time begins to change, to take on new forms. But time as the Qulien say is all a matter of perspective, and as...
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There is something to be said for the maddening isolation of interstellar travel. Ive not been gone long. At least it doesnt feel as if it has been very long. That is the problem posed by lightspeed travel. Time begins to change, to take on new forms. But time as the Qulien say is all a matter of perspective, and as...
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Five-Minute fiction - 00:23-00:28
Cresa always expected a certain amount of bureaucratic nonsense when dealing with the United American State, but he hadnt expected the utter hatred. The peoples of the UAS tended to be hard-working, and independent, so when Cresa had offered them one of the five PMeDs he had expected the initial resistance. Why accept something from someone else when theyd be bound...
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Cresa always expected a certain amount of bureaucratic nonsense when dealing with the United American State, but he hadnt expected the utter hatred. The peoples of the UAS tended to be hard-working, and independent, so when Cresa had offered them one of the five PMeDs he had expected the initial resistance. Why accept something from someone else when theyd be bound...
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Five-Minute fiction - 00:16-00:21
Excuse me, Senator Giggs, might I have a word with you, the man said slipping from under the cover of the awning.
Washington DC had been caught it what seemed like an almost perpetual rainstorm in the last few days and it showed no sign of letting up. Swathes of droplets pelleted down battering anyone, or anything not sensible enough to...
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Excuse me, Senator Giggs, might I have a word with you, the man said slipping from under the cover of the awning.
Washington DC had been caught it what seemed like an almost perpetual rainstorm in the last few days and it showed no sign of letting up. Swathes of droplets pelleted down battering anyone, or anything not sensible enough to...
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Five-Minute fiction - 00:00-00:05
I just thought I should let you know that I dont like you, Senator Alvin Hinklemen of Alkansas said as Daniel Cresa took the seat opposite his desk.
Oh? And why might that be, Senator? Cresa replied.
Cresa wore his finest suit, but it still paled in comparison to the one the Senator wore. Where Cresa was a man of spartan...
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I just thought I should let you know that I dont like you, Senator Alvin Hinklemen of Alkansas said as Daniel Cresa took the seat opposite his desk.
Oh? And why might that be, Senator? Cresa replied.
Cresa wore his finest suit, but it still paled in comparison to the one the Senator wore. Where Cresa was a man of spartan...
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Five-Minute fiction - 00:45-00:50
Theres something to be said for its simplicity, Schultz said sliding the chair along the bank of monitors.
All manner of things floated in the air around him, suspended there by the ships lack of system-wide gravity. Palmer floated, turning lazily, watching the old man work at the desk.
You think Malevolence is simple? And when did we make that assumption?...
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Theres something to be said for its simplicity, Schultz said sliding the chair along the bank of monitors.
All manner of things floated in the air around him, suspended there by the ships lack of system-wide gravity. Palmer floated, turning lazily, watching the old man work at the desk.
You think Malevolence is simple? And when did we make that assumption?...
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Five-Minute fiction - 23:47-23:52
The process is called a Quantum Shunt, Dr Rasmus Talia said as he slid his chair from side of the white board to the other. In essence, and if youre a fan of science fiction, you could call it a jump, but I would hesitate to use the word as no actual jump is happening. The shunt as it stands is...
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The process is called a Quantum Shunt, Dr Rasmus Talia said as he slid his chair from side of the white board to the other. In essence, and if youre a fan of science fiction, you could call it a jump, but I would hesitate to use the word as no actual jump is happening. The shunt as it stands is...
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Five-Minute fiction - 22:10-22:15
All right, I think its about time you got on a plane and went and got him, Cresa said sliding back from the computer. The chair spun softly as he turned to face the two other people in the office.
Nope, Franks said. Not happening. Im sorry Mr Cresa, but thats not happening.
Why? Sorin said from her seat on one...
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All right, I think its about time you got on a plane and went and got him, Cresa said sliding back from the computer. The chair spun softly as he turned to face the two other people in the office.
Nope, Franks said. Not happening. Im sorry Mr Cresa, but thats not happening.
Why? Sorin said from her seat on one...
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Five-Minute fiction - 00:20-00:25
And the car just exploded. Can you explain to me, again, why this was a good idea? Dan said watching the obligatory flaming tire roll slowly toward him.
Well, we have to make it as cinematic as possible. I didnt even do anything to make sure that tire could roll toward us, it just happened, Patch said. He stepped out from...
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And the car just exploded. Can you explain to me, again, why this was a good idea? Dan said watching the obligatory flaming tire roll slowly toward him.
Well, we have to make it as cinematic as possible. I didnt even do anything to make sure that tire could roll toward us, it just happened, Patch said. He stepped out from...
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Five-Minute fiction - 00:50-00:55
His name is Timmy Talerico. And he is probably the luckiest boy in the world. Well, okay maybe not the world, but in his own little personal world he is certainly the luckiest boy he knows. Hes got a Mom that loves him, a Dad that teaches him stuff, and hes even got a best friend and dog. No, the dog...
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His name is Timmy Talerico. And he is probably the luckiest boy in the world. Well, okay maybe not the world, but in his own little personal world he is certainly the luckiest boy he knows. Hes got a Mom that loves him, a Dad that teaches him stuff, and hes even got a best friend and dog. No, the dog...
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Five-Minute fiction - 23:34-23:39
Im going to flip the switch, Carver said.
The lights on the panel flashed, ticking over, one by one.
Were all going to die, Scotts replied. You flip that switch and were dead.
Havent got much choice in the matter.
Carver reached out and his fingers closed around the slender tube at the top of the switch. The deformed plastic, warped...
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Im going to flip the switch, Carver said.
The lights on the panel flashed, ticking over, one by one.
Were all going to die, Scotts replied. You flip that switch and were dead.
Havent got much choice in the matter.
Carver reached out and his fingers closed around the slender tube at the top of the switch. The deformed plastic, warped...
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Five-Minute fiction - 23:30-23:35
It was never fun watching Malign operate. He was a tad bit crass for Dolivers taste. He worked like a machine, pumping, probing, repeating until he succeeded. The problem wasnt with the ratio of success or failure but with the lead up. It was hard to watch. The approach was fine, but after initial contact it was almost impossible to to...
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It was never fun watching Malign operate. He was a tad bit crass for Dolivers taste. He worked like a machine, pumping, probing, repeating until he succeeded. The problem wasnt with the ratio of success or failure but with the lead up. It was hard to watch. The approach was fine, but after initial contact it was almost impossible to to...
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