The Cupertino Effect

Oct 10, 2014 07:11



9 April, 2211. T+0 hours.

And said Yahweh: they are one people and one language all, this is what allowed them to do this; and now nothing which they devise to do will be blocked to them.

It was bedlam.

Absolute bedlam.

All my inputs were scrambled, but everyone was shouting. Local VR seemed to be still architecturally sound - buildings were ( Read more... )

ems, ljidol, language, fiction, scifi

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eska818 October 12 2014, 02:33:28 UTC
You never cease to amaze me with your creativity.

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icaruslived October 13 2014, 19:02:35 UTC
It'll happen at some point, I'm sure of it :p

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roina_arwen October 12 2014, 03:31:52 UTC
Intriguing! :)

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icaruslived October 13 2014, 19:03:45 UTC
Thanks!

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penpusher October 12 2014, 19:58:07 UTC
The babble of Babel was a clever endeavor! A Sci Fi futuristic story loosely based on a biblical tale is something that I'm actually surprised we don't see more of. Fantastic!

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icaruslived October 13 2014, 19:09:24 UTC
It is a pretty great source of stories, isn't it?

Thanks!

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rayaso October 12 2014, 21:27:17 UTC
What a great, creative and unusual story! I loved the mixing in of the Tower of Babel. The ending was wonderful.

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icaruslived October 13 2014, 19:09:35 UTC
Thank you very much!

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karmasoup October 13 2014, 16:52:08 UTC
Oh, this ended up being tragic after all. . . I didn't see that coming. So sad, I was pulling for them. This attempt, though, was nothing less than epic. (And Smiley to Zorga totally made me giggle.) You have to wonder who would do this, and why. I hope Clara tries again with her band of rebels.

(Fingers crossed for an OsWIN next time! )

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icaruslived October 13 2014, 19:13:56 UTC
You say that as if it's a surprise :p

(It was a surprise to me as well, that this story worked okay with a tragic ending!)

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