Jada wakes up sweating on a tattered floor mat in a maroon cell with blood-red corners. As she sits up, the floor feels hollow. She hears motion above and below her, then straightens her musty track suit and groggily walks to her entrance, a semi-transparent yellow energy wall. She looks through -and doesn’t dare touch- […]

Pix sits in a dark gray armchair, sandalled feet on a minimal bed. He scrolls rapidly through the news on a tablet. His concrete cell has a warm gold/red trim at the base and ceilings while two circular windows frame the starless night outside. On the tablet, he sees astronomical delete rates, hundreds of cycles […]

Pix talks to one of many Arena receptionists. Sophia walks to a white leather seat in the healthcare waiting area. Dozens of ailing programs sit near her, and a flatscreen chatters in the background. As she sits, she fixes a crease in her beige pantsuit. A program to her left nurses an arm that dissolves […]

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A living torso rests in the middle of a gray circular room. Its bald head and sinewy arms hang limp. From its waist sprouts a mess of cables, wires, and pipe that exchange an intimidating amount of heat, electricity, and data. In front of the figure, Pix enters the room. He stands strong in a […]

(End of sample)Characters and Story © David Borja 2020