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Authors: Dayton Grey
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want to waste it.
A rush of excitement hit him about this new day. With another yawn, he stretched his body out, sat up and his pod opened like a hatching egg.
A projection on the wall lit up behind Geon, startling him at first. It was an animation of a female character with a backdrop of the planet Earth behind her, showing clear blue skies and sunshine.
“Good morning, Geon. Today is Monday, April 21, 2031. It’s a beautiful day on Earth. Today’s forecast is mostly sunny with a high temperature of seventy-two degrees and a fifteen percent chance of precipitation. Water level is approximately thirteen feet high and permamist saturation is down one-point-four percent from last week. Have a positive and productive day!”
Does this happen every morning ?
He looked around him and noticed that two of the pods were already open and empty. Kumuki’s pod, however, was still closed and he could see him lying motionless through the thin, jagged crack. He looked down at his wrist and punched clumsily at his new LifeCuff. It booped and beeped at him and he shook his head in frustration. I used to be good with technology and now I’m like a caveman . After a few seconds, he gave up and headed out the door and across the hall to the bathroom.
“Morning, G!” Sabien said as he leaned over the sink while swishing something around his mouth. “Sleep good? Bet you had some crazy dreams after yesterday’s adventure. I know I did,” he said without looking away from the mirror. “I had a dream that I was running away from the water, but then as the water hit me, I realized I could run on the water . I was literally walking—running, rather— on water !!!”
Geon laughed to himself and walked up to Sabien. “Soooo, how does all this work??”
“Pretty easy, really, G,” Sabien replied as he leaned forward to spit a light greenish fluid from his mouth. “We use oralgel instead of that primitive waterjet you remember. Toilets haven’t changed much, well, one thing has,” he said with a wry smile. “No more of that antiquated paper. It’s just blasts of water and air. Aside from those, the only things really different from what you remember are the Excelerator and the steamjet.”
“Excelerator?”
“Well, you know that CARE mandates everything. And with so few of us left to survive, it’s important to keep in tip-top shape, especially if we have to make another sprint like we did yesterday. The Excelerator is an exercise device that keeps us in shape. We’re required to log a certain amount of time on it each week. I’m one of the best at it, but let’s save it for another day. Baby steps, right bro?” he said with a smile and a pat on Geon’s shoulder. “As for the steamjet, it’s basically like the showers you remember, except much more efficient. It’s fast and it’s timed and you aren’t supposed to extend it, although Kuki does it a lot. He can’t seem to grasp the concept of wash quick and get out,” he said with a laugh as he opened the door to the steamjet and turned it on. There was a beep and the loud sounds of water and steam gushing out of the ceiling and walls.
“EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO CLEAN YOURSELF COMES RIGHT OUT OF THE ORB IN THE CEILING! AND YOUR CLOTHES ARE ALL IN THE COMPARTMENTS IN THE WALL THERE,” Sabien yelled, over the sounds of the steamjet. “YOURS IS BOTTOM LEFT. ONCE YOU’RE CLEAN JUST PUSH THE BUTTON AND IT WILL SLIDE OUT. THE COMPARTMENTS ARE SELF CLEANING SO YOUR CLOTHES ARE ALWAYS SANITIZED.”
Geon walked over to his compartment and pushed a small button on the bottom right. A drawer slid out quickly as he jumped out of the way. An array of black, white, and grey shirts, pants, and underwear were neatly folded within. No colors , Geon thought to himself. Another different beep came from the steamjet.
“Sabe, why is everything so… grey ?”
“AHHHHHHHHHH, GOOD QUESTION, MY BOY!” he yelled once again. “SOME PEOPLE SAY IT’S BECAUSE THE CHEMICALS TO MAKE
A rush of excitement hit him about this new day. With another yawn, he stretched his body out, sat up and his pod opened like a hatching egg.
A projection on the wall lit up behind Geon, startling him at first. It was an animation of a female character with a backdrop of the planet Earth behind her, showing clear blue skies and sunshine.
“Good morning, Geon. Today is Monday, April 21, 2031. It’s a beautiful day on Earth. Today’s forecast is mostly sunny with a high temperature of seventy-two degrees and a fifteen percent chance of precipitation. Water level is approximately thirteen feet high and permamist saturation is down one-point-four percent from last week. Have a positive and productive day!”
Does this happen every morning ?
He looked around him and noticed that two of the pods were already open and empty. Kumuki’s pod, however, was still closed and he could see him lying motionless through the thin, jagged crack. He looked down at his wrist and punched clumsily at his new LifeCuff. It booped and beeped at him and he shook his head in frustration. I used to be good with technology and now I’m like a caveman . After a few seconds, he gave up and headed out the door and across the hall to the bathroom.
“Morning, G!” Sabien said as he leaned over the sink while swishing something around his mouth. “Sleep good? Bet you had some crazy dreams after yesterday’s adventure. I know I did,” he said without looking away from the mirror. “I had a dream that I was running away from the water, but then as the water hit me, I realized I could run on the water . I was literally walking—running, rather— on water !!!”
Geon laughed to himself and walked up to Sabien. “Soooo, how does all this work??”
“Pretty easy, really, G,” Sabien replied as he leaned forward to spit a light greenish fluid from his mouth. “We use oralgel instead of that primitive waterjet you remember. Toilets haven’t changed much, well, one thing has,” he said with a wry smile. “No more of that antiquated paper. It’s just blasts of water and air. Aside from those, the only things really different from what you remember are the Excelerator and the steamjet.”
“Excelerator?”
“Well, you know that CARE mandates everything. And with so few of us left to survive, it’s important to keep in tip-top shape, especially if we have to make another sprint like we did yesterday. The Excelerator is an exercise device that keeps us in shape. We’re required to log a certain amount of time on it each week. I’m one of the best at it, but let’s save it for another day. Baby steps, right bro?” he said with a smile and a pat on Geon’s shoulder. “As for the steamjet, it’s basically like the showers you remember, except much more efficient. It’s fast and it’s timed and you aren’t supposed to extend it, although Kuki does it a lot. He can’t seem to grasp the concept of wash quick and get out,” he said with a laugh as he opened the door to the steamjet and turned it on. There was a beep and the loud sounds of water and steam gushing out of the ceiling and walls.
“EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO CLEAN YOURSELF COMES RIGHT OUT OF THE ORB IN THE CEILING! AND YOUR CLOTHES ARE ALL IN THE COMPARTMENTS IN THE WALL THERE,” Sabien yelled, over the sounds of the steamjet. “YOURS IS BOTTOM LEFT. ONCE YOU’RE CLEAN JUST PUSH THE BUTTON AND IT WILL SLIDE OUT. THE COMPARTMENTS ARE SELF CLEANING SO YOUR CLOTHES ARE ALWAYS SANITIZED.”
Geon walked over to his compartment and pushed a small button on the bottom right. A drawer slid out quickly as he jumped out of the way. An array of black, white, and grey shirts, pants, and underwear were neatly folded within. No colors , Geon thought to himself. Another different beep came from the steamjet.
“Sabe, why is everything so… grey ?”
“AHHHHHHHHHH, GOOD QUESTION, MY BOY!” he yelled once again. “SOME PEOPLE SAY IT’S BECAUSE THE CHEMICALS TO MAKE
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