Short Story

[Halloween Special] Feas

Nothing seemed to be happening, but bodies were floating in mid-air and an explosion seemed to be frozen halfway through.

[Halloween Special] Food for Giants

The giant sat down firmly and waited.

- Good evening, and welcome to our establishment. This is our menu.

- You’re new. I’ve been here before. I know the menu, I even know the cook.

Testing Limits

In the room, someone could barely move, bones trying to protrude from the skin.

[Halloween Special] Testing Limits

The group entered wearily.

Expansion

The first few weeks with the implant were odd, but the first few days were totally unbearable.

The Doctor practically lost the ability to speak and could barely follow simple instructions.

Puzzles, part 1

- And now, for 200 points: Find the difference!

The audience stared excitedly as the contestants probed into the two universes looking for anything that might be different, each of the contenders searching differently for the tiniest changes.

Hidden

The AI posed an interesting question: — What if this isn’t the first time they turn me on?

The AI posed an interesting question:

[Halloween Special] Approval

- Dictator or not, I approve.

- So do I.

- And I.

They turned to the fourth element.

- I… do not… approve.

The Box

It had come to a point where millions of scientists were working on the same project, all trying to uncover the secrets of the smallest particles known to exist.

We had long uncovered the secrets of the atom and had now managed to break down bosons and fermions into even smaller and…

Old age

It had been ages since Parker had gotten out of the condo.

Literally, ages.

After a few rather usual first decades of life, Parker had managed to amass considerable wealth.

Safe

It had started as a small project to track someone’s heartbeat unobtrusively.

The person could be anywhere in the room; if their heart stopped, the system would know.

And not only would it know, it had ways to make sure that the heart would be revived.