In Minnesota, many college campuses have networks of tunnels connecting the buildings. Some industrious people have set up a community on one of these campuses. But their fledgling democracy is running into some trouble.
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That's how the trouble began.
— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) June 11, 2019
When people see their lives as normal, they start wanting things.
The farmers are insisting they get extra representation, since they provide the food.
The teachers and maintenance aren't having it.
The more things change…#microfiction#scifi
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77.
"And the teachers and childcare staff work to build this community for future generations."
— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) June 11, 2019
"It won't continue past this generation if something doesn't change!"
"There's more farmers than teachers!"
"Not twice as many!"
"-more mechanics than-!"
*bang*#microfiction#scifi
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78.
"It'll force them to meet our demands. They need our food."
— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) June 13, 2019
"And if they don't meet our demands?"
"We set up our own separate community here. They'll have to buy the food they need. But I don't think it'll come to that."
That was when the lights went out.#microfiction#scifi
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Therefore, I'm taking control.
— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) June 13, 2019
I already have the support of the folks in Security and Maintenance.
If you accept my rule, you can stay.
If you reject it, you must leave.
There are lots of people outside who would love to live here.
You are replaceable."#microfiction#scifi
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80.
And if she turns tyrant, well, it's not like the rest of us will stand for it.
— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) June 15, 2019
She needs us just as much as we need solid leadership.
So the balance holds; the community remains stable.
Too bad some of the farmers couldn't see that and had to be banished.#microfiction#scifi
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And the few of us who resisted were kicked out of the home we helped build.
— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) June 15, 2019
That's not gonna fly.
That campus is too good a location to just leave.
We'll be back to reclaim our home.
And when we do, that bitch Sam better hope that all we do is banish her.#microfiction#scifi
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