Abraham Kim @abrahamKim
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the cafe could be damned
Nobody had heard from McKayala after she had left for her vacation. Imogen texted a few times, got no reply. She didn't know if she should continue pinging or leaving her old friend alone.
McKayla was silent on social media as well. "Who disappears like that?" Imogen thought, " I hope...
McKayla was silent on social media as well. "Who disappears like that?" Imogen thought, " I hope...
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Westcity
rebel ass
as reply to Strange Timing
Johnny Strong got up earlier than usual. The usual was 4 AM and then a couple shots of espresso. Getting his ass out of bed and taking the day by the neck. Choking it out!
But today he had to get up even earlier. New mission. Strong and his team would...
But today he had to get up even earlier. New mission. Strong and his team would...
Westcity
worse
as reply to The Beans
The HR guy had decided to re-bean the employee cafe. The decision was made after running the numbers. Seeing what the balance sheet would look like if Cal was to get on disability as well. The two of them. Cal and his friend Keith could begin causing a lot of...
Westcity
wobble back
as reply to More Calories
Eventually Cal was able to gain enough weight to claim disability by earth standards. However HR from space didn't seem to want to grant Cal the disability. This reminded the HR guy of the episode whereΒ
Homer Simpson
purposefully gained enough weight to work from home. This was back when...
Westcity
life city
as reply to To Question
"I have dirty blood."
The doctor looked confused. Cal said it again. "MyΒ blood . It's gone bad."
The doctor pushed his glasses up against the bridge of his nose. Then lied. "We'll do some tests. I'll get back to you."
It would've been Cal's third day off if the doctor gave him...
The doctor looked confused. Cal said it again. "MyΒ blood . It's gone bad."
The doctor pushed his glasses up against the bridge of his nose. Then lied. "We'll do some tests. I'll get back to you."
It would've been Cal's third day off if the doctor gave him...
Westcity
cal considers retirement
as reply to What he's got
The next day Cal waited for Keith to come out of his room. Usually Keith was up late. He'd been getting up later and later since he was retired. This morning it was particularly late. Cal believed Keith was finally dead. He didn't know when it would be polite for...
Westcity
am i not sick?
as reply to Warming Up
Keith finally told Marianna. It was a Wednesday afternoon. Marianna told him that she had gone to the doctor. She had some rare disease with little knowledge. No treatment. No cure. The only thing known of it, by limited number of people who even did know about it, was that...
Westcity
dead man in space
as reply to Home
"What are you crazy?"
Cal didn't know what else to say. So he repeated himself.
"What are you crazy?"
Keith stared out the window. His back facing Cal. Staring out into the blue marble. He wondered how much of the ocean was piss. How much of it was plastic . With enough water...
Cal didn't know what else to say. So he repeated himself.
"What are you crazy?"
Keith stared out the window. His back facing Cal. Staring out into the blue marble. He wondered how much of the ocean was piss. How much of it was plastic . With enough water...
Westcity
first retiree
as reply to Together
winter
arrived. Cal's first since leaving earth. Without the snow. It didn't feel like winter here in space. The only reason he even felt somewhat connected to winter was the calls from Marianna. She had moved to someplace where there was a lot of snow. She loved it. An ice...
Westcity
things he missed
as reply to Still Nothing
He finally awoke. Realized that he had been dreaming. Dreamed that he was back on earth. The cold air ofΒ
Spacecity
washed over his skin. Rainforest elevator music played softly in the common area that connected his room to three others'. He didn't have a contagious disease so he didn't...
Westcity
open life in gas city
as reply to Debbie
"Welcome to theΒ
Gas City
Β
diner
!"
No one replied. The face in the reflecting glass stared back. Marianna pretended she was the waitress at the diner. She liked talking to herself like that. Pretend that she was at the diner. She would say it over and over again. "Welcome to...
No one replied. The face in the reflecting glass stared back. Marianna pretended she was the waitress at the diner. She liked talking to herself like that. Pretend that she was at the diner. She would say it over and over again. "Welcome to...