First Name:
Allison
Last Name
(Barcode): 531428
September
20th, 3099
I talked to him today.
He is not like us, but I want him to be my mate.
The number of ‘humans’
left is slowly fading as they begin to mate with us avsed. They are not taking
it well, it is easy to tell with them, the full-bloods. They have no control
over their bodies at times. Their faces turn a ruddy colour, they excrete body
fluid from their pores. It is not a problem, but it must get annoying for them.
He is like that, the
human I want, Jacob. I enjoy his company, we are close. But he does not share
my views, he does not want an avsed, he does not want the humans to die out. I
do not know why, we are mostly half-breeds now, or full avseds, and there is a
bright future ahead for us.
I will keep waiting. I
will see if he changes his mind.
December
21st, 3099
The millennium is
nearing. I sometimes wonder how much difference a millennium can make to a
population.
What was it like in
the year 3 000? What is it going to be like in 5 000? I know we have made
progress, humans, avsed alike. They created us, they became us.
I have still had no
luck with Jacob. It has been a little over 3 months now. Then again we have
been acquainted for almost 41 years, we have at least another 12 before our
ripe age for marriage and gestation.
The most I can afford
to wait will be 5, after which I must leave my education behind, and leave this
district behind, to look for a job.
Jacob dislikes school,
I cannot for the life of me see why. It is time spent together, and "doctrina est a perpetua investigatione." -learning
is a never-ending quest, as is the motto for our school. We all enjoy school,
the avseds. The humans feel like they could be doing something better with
their time. That is why a lot of them drop out at the age of 30, the earliest
legal age. They then go on to waste the remainder of their lives, piloting the
vacation ships or building more avsed. Jobs that don’t pay much, but have to be
done by someone.
January 1st, 3099
The new year has
arrived! Not much has changed, as could be expected.
Life goes on as it did
yesterday, with a new number for the new year.
Great character creation! I really enjoyed the barcode-last-name aspect. This really feels like a science fiction and I want to know more about this world.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of your character existing in the future. The image of her gives me a good idea of what society is like then. The text written from each date gives the reader a good timeline. Good Job.
ReplyDeleteyou get a good feel for the character of the story, to be able to love someone who won't love you back. it doesn't really explain what an avsed is. are they cyborgs? do they look differently from humans? aslo, the new year has come, and the year stayed at 3099.
ReplyDeleteI really like the details you included. I usually stay away from stories that mention the future, but reading your profile gets me interested in all the possibilities. All in all, its pretty kool. I really like this line ---- Jacob dislikes school, I cannot for the life of me see why. It is time spent together, and "doctrina est a perpetua investigatione." Keep writing! :)
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