If only I had patience and waited for you to write yours first… =P

think of it as a second chance? ;)

Apart from the community car bit (in Stovo’s) this still works, since this ends where Stovo’s begins. Wish there was a way to rearrange them.

Being a programmer geek… I love the title. Oh and the bit about “Don’t want the scary robots kidnapping the children out of their beds” was a riot!

Great writing style!

haha! I loved the toaster line! Lots of good stuff here!

I had to look up solipsists. That’s a neat word.

I forgot to comment on this earlier, but this is great. Of course.

Reading what you write makes me feel inadequate, Orik.

You are emasculating me with your words!

Sequel bonanza!

I like it. You’ve tinged it with a sort of noir feel without being too derivative. I have a sort of fascination with sci-fi that emphasizes the practical, mundane considerations. More is implied than said, and I like that. You use big, fancy words CORRECTLY. That is extremely pleasant and extremely rare.

The transition in the middle of the second paragraph feels a little jarring and the conclusion seems too sudden, but I think the latter may have been intentional.

Somebody voted for Automata, I trust?