Off the West Coast of North America, a tech billionaire named Mr. Frost has established the new nation of Pacifica, which is made up of floating cities that can migrate up and down the coast.
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Still, this isn't about me.
— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) June 28, 2019
This is about my kids.
What kind of father would I be if I let my fears prevent them from having a shot at a decent future?
I take their hands and step up to the man at the registration table.
He smiles.
"Welcome to Pacifica."#microfiction#scifi
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"Pacifica is a confederation of self-sustaining floating cities. Each city has its-"
— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) June 29, 2019
"Hold on. You said self-sustaining. What do you do for food?"
"We farm fish and kelp below the platform, as well as grow gardens up top."
"No seafood allergies. Got it."#microfiction#scifi
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"Okay, D"
— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) June 30, 2019
"Are you in high school, Tommy? What grade?"
"10th."
"Me, too! Meet me here tomorrow and we'll go together."
"Really? Back home, no one would do that for me. I was invisible."
"I won't tell if you don't. Pacifica's a new start for all of us."#microfiction#scifi
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"I don't remember everything. Look."
— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) July 1, 2019
He pressed a few buttons, and the group gasped.
"That display in your goggles has info on how to care for everything down there, a map, and communication with the surface. Any more questions?"
They shook their heads.#microfiction#scifi
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"And what do they want now?"
— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) July 2, 2019
"They're wondering if they can join their families after this."
"What?! I told them Pacifica will be nine cities, not seven! Can't they count to nine?"
"They're engineers, so I'm sure… but I'll tell them, sir. Nine."#microfiction#scifi
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"Maybe not for him, but I've got kids here! Does he really think he can just make the decisions and we'll just go along with it?"
— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) July 4, 2019
"Yes he does. Just because he's being benevolent doesn't change that he's a billionaire tech CEO used to getting his way."#microfiction#scifi
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Most people are enjoying the break, hanging out, relaxing.
— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) July 5, 2019
I suspect many of the other singles are hooking up.
But not me.
I'm by myself in my rooms, and suspect I'll stay that way the whole way down.
But that's okay; motion sickness is no aphrodisiac.#microfiction#scifi
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"It sucks, but someone's gotta populate the new cities. And you'll only be a short boat ride away. We can visit you, you can visit us."
— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) July 6, 2019
"That's what people said after college, then I never saw them again. Have you ever visited the other cities?"
"…No."#microfiction#scifi
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