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The Solar King Part 2
(Photo by Pixabay) It was a quiet group who returned to the lab. They were always quiet following the Solar King’s inspections. Sylvester was conspicuous in his absence from their ranks. There was a new face in the group, the replacement for Sylvester. “Necrologist Smythe Hark,” the new member of the team said, addressing everyone.…
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The Solar King Part 1
(Photo by Karoline Grabowska) Chester worked for one of, if not the most evil person in the solar system. That wasn’t to say he hated his job. No, it was because he loved his job so much that he put up with the unpleasantness that came along with it. He also didn’t have any choice…
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Human Resources
(Photo by Felix Mittermeier) “Hello, and welcome to Human Resources,” the friendly, smiling face behind the glass window said. Thin wires crisscrossed through the glass, reinforcing it against being smashed. It didn’t exactly inspire confidence and was one of the many reasons why no one enjoyed going to Human Resources, even though they fought tooth…
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A Series of Errors Part 56
(Photo by Pixabay) BaBS-Y stood in the entryway to the Frank Nelis salon, a thin cable connected to its data port. Initializing … Clearing data cache … Reinstalling protocols … Systems set to factory defaults … Recognizing unit modifications … Internal power, short–range data up–link, additional audio/visual sensors … Installing secondary protocols: Wigs … A…
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A Series of Errors Part 55
(Photo by Andrea Piacquadio) Mission Director The small plaque on the door looked the same as every other one on the Thesis. Beneath it was a removable plate where the current mission director’s name should be displayed. Currently, it was blank. Matiew stared at the door for a good long while. The deliberations were over…
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A Series of Errors Part 54
(Photo by Pavel Danilyuk) Morning came and Matiew became immediately aware of the noise surrounding him. It wasn’t the raucous sound of panic. Instead, it was the sound of dozens of people all trying to be quiet. Whispers, blankets and pillows being slowly shifted around, even a few chairs and beds getting scooted from place…
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A Series of Errors Part 53
(Photo by Marcus Aurelius) Matiew did not make it to the mission director’s office in time to be present for BaBS-Y’s announcement, though he was close. The emergency displays that ran along the top of the walls lit up and the hastily assembled robot appeared, sitting at the director’s desk. It reminded Matiew of the…
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A Series of Errors Part 52
BaBS-Y…floated? It had never been without a physical form before. Not having to manage physical systems was definitely a new experience for it. However, this was not ideal. Far from it, in fact. This unit is currently unable to provide services for clients at the Frank Nelis salon This was a temporary set back since…
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A Series of Errors Part 51
RAID. It was a simple term though one not used in modern computing. However, the concept was still well known. It was a redundant array of independent drives. Basically, a bunch of different systems all working together to solve problems, but still separate such that if any of them fail they don’t get in the…
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A Series of Errors Part 50
(Photo by Jill Burrow) The halls were silent as Kamaria hurried back towards the RCC. Everywhere she looked she saw robots, all holding perfectly still. Some were damaged or knocked over. Others were frozen in the middle of performing some task. They weren’t deactivated, however. Operational lights flickered, signaling that something was still going on…
Bridge of Broken Glass
Stories from my mind that won't be quiet
