He then went back to walking normally without missing a single stride. He opened the double doors to the other half of his vast lab, where a partially disassembled drone hung suspended in an antigrav field. The tables surrounding the drone were covered in various parts and tools and electronics. U
Then the old man was suddenly struck by something - a thought more so than anything physical. His mouth gaped as what the cottonball drones were doing sunk into his mind. He stepped right up to them and watched up close as they dismantled his drone with absolute precision. “Hold on,” he said. “How
Amal walked deeper into the clinic, led by the nurse receptionist. She noted how the clinic itself was close to immaculate, and how the smell of disinfectant permeated the air. Unlike most others, she was comforted by that smell. As they walked down the hallways, she noted the few rooms where a num
“It was only a few cycles ago,” said Doctor Shan. “They went out on their usual hunt - they typically set their sights on both small game and large herbivores. Helps keep our meat provisions relatively well stocked. Which means every cycle they’re laid out, the more our provisions dwindle. We’re not
The doctor was immediately alarmed, and ran towards the suit-up room. “Come on!” she cried. “Help me out with him!” The both of them hopped into the sterile suit-up room and got into surgical outfits as quickly as they could. Once they double-checked each others’ seals, the room sprayed them with
A little over a dozen rowdy (and thoroughly inebriated) bar patrons cheered at a couple of people seated at a small table in the middle of the whole bar. Of the two people seated opposite each other, the first was a big hunk of a man with an imposing barrel chest, and whose biceps were larger than h
More than that, they didn’t have the technological advantages that Helios had. There, there were machines that helped people do the simplest of things - reading, shopping, walking. Assistance drones were practically everywhere. Out here, all these people had were themselves. Most didn’t even have a
He laughed with pure amusement, and happily agreed. “The green liquor,” he began, “is a drink that originated from Gaea, who knows how long ago? Though I’m using herbs I grow myself, of course. It’s distilled from wormwood, anise, and fennel. It’s normally very expensive to make. So I keep it in th