Stories tagged “background”
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The Chance of a Reunion
But I’m getting ahead of myself. My name is Justin. I’m 18, and I just punched out my stepdad. There’s not much more to it than that. My mother had just married David, a middle-aged nightmare of a man who had taken a particular dislik...
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The Reactivation of 1000 Procedures Begins with a Single Process
XJ-399 changed the subject. “You got the main power online yet, or just one of the subnetworks?” “Just one of the subnetworks,” YU-443 responded. “I’m trying to find one of the main access shafts.” “Okay....
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Door
XJ followed the pipes and wires in the ceiling to an unremarkable door labeled Processing Hub. Black wires ran in a hasty tangle up and down the floor, convening to disappear beneath the door and into the room. That’s a bit off, he thought, this ...