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RWDrabble 2.0.012 | Abandon
Today’s drabble challenge word is “abandon”.
Today’s drabble challenge twist is to base the same story from yesterday “in the future”.
A drabble is a work of fiction that is exactly 100 words. No more. No less.
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Tammy’s grandchild gets a virtual alarm that their biochemistry markers are off. An elusive dose of nature is prescribed.
However, opening their Mindshield™ for external data, today’s winter forecast says it’ll stay scorching until after dark.
Instead, they don their virtual equipment for a fake walk in fake nature.
They think-pause their immersion experience when a notification appears. Their AI investment avatar wants approval to abandon Dogecoin in favour of the latest crypto: Turtlecent.
Approval given.
If it pays off, maybe they can afford the heat protection to leave this sodding bunker and experience what remains of actual nature.
BTW, I have no idea what will happen with gender and pronouns in the future. A neutral approach seemed safest…