Uninhabitable, Cycle 1, Part 17

My husband took his own life two months ago; he couldn't bear to live in this police state any more, and neither can I.
Resistance has become necessary for survival.
And so I say to all of New Moscow:
Obedience is not life if it kills our spirit.
Rise up.#microfiction#scifi
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— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) August 13, 2019

"I know. The doctor said she could meet 90% of standard weekly productivity. She only did 87%."
"She worked as hard as she could! She needs food to recover!"
"You could've given her some of your food. Now, your rations will be reduced as well for this."#microfiction#scifi
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— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) August 14, 2019

"Yes. When the Earth has renewed itself, we'll emerge from this dome a superior species."
"I'll leave with her."
"Ok, but your wife can't leave. We'll detain her if she tries; we need her expertise."
"You're destroying my family!"
"But preserving Russia."#microfiction#scifi
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— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) August 16, 2019

"We toil, not for ourselves, not even for our families, but for the survival of Russia.
And so we must all do our part.
Is someone shirking their work?
Speaking against Russia?
Breaking any rule?
Report them.
We must separate the wheat from the chaff."#microfiction#scifi
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— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) August 21, 2019

"I'm not at liberty-"
"Because Andrei hates me for outperforming him!"
"We know. So we talked to your wife-"
"What?"
"-and she said you complain at home, too. Is she a liar?"
"…no."
"You're on probation. Next time, you'll be evicted from the dome."#microfiction#scifi
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— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) August 23, 2019

Underneath this woman is one single word:
Freedom.
Every evening, the poster is gone, torn down.
But every morning, a new poster takes its place.
I smile.
As long as new posters keep going up, there is resistance.
And if there's resistance, there's hope.#microfiction#scifi
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— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) August 25, 2019