Young wasn’t a man that was easily impressed, especially not where it came to promo material and video editing. He had multiple degrees under his belt, but the psychological and sociological ones were the ones he utilised the most in his day-to-day work in the Corporation. He knew (intimately) what riled up the masses, what [...]
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The twins were born during the New Year’s Eve celebrations. I remember, because Berntsson told us so, when he came in the office with cigars and expensive whiskey on the second of January. “I wasn’t even there,” he said, while pouring us glasses of whiskey. “I was in the Compound.” “Heh, is there anyone of [...]
Down a hole, up a rope Down some pills, up some hope This karma machine only takes quarters New age soldier, new age soldier – Matthew Good Band, “Everything is automatic” FIGHT OR HIDE Moon stole a glance at the assortment of pills that was sitting next to her on the concrete floor. Another hour [...]
2223: Until Fear No Longer Defines Us
Posted: September 4, 2011 by lannielief in stories, the war, the worldFeel its weight, lay your head down Oh burden, how did we come so far? Stay with me, until fear no longer defines us – Ghost Brigade, “Until fear no longer defines us” Until Fear No Longer Defines Us As soon as the Olympic Flame ignited, the fireworks erupted above the stadium. “I don’t think [...]
I push my fingers into my eyes It’s the only thing that slowly stops the ache If the pain goes on I’m not gonna make it -Slipknot, “Duality” Eyeless “Prepare to die,” he’d whispered to the girl that had murdered his girlfriend, and he’d pulled the trigger. He could still feel the recoil. He could [...]
Change of Heart The thing was, Peter Delmont noticed, that once you kept winning the amount of people that didn’t know you decreased rapidly. You started to get used to the fact that every restaurant could arrange a table for you despite the place being packed with people. There would always be bottles of the [...]
For a while there was only silence between us. After Valentina pulled the earpiece out of her ear, and I carried her to the jet. It was enough. I could practically feel her heart pounding against her broken ribs, but she seemed to be unbothered by it. She always did. I’d seen her come in [...]
Drip… Drip… Drip… The rain had stopped falling a little while ago, but the world was still adapting to the newfound dampness. The roof he was under leaked, and during the past hours it had rained. Even after it had stopped, a steady stream of waterdrops had fallen on his head. It took a special kind [...]
“And so, little Godling, I will set you onto the world as they requested. You will give them exactly what they desire, and through that they will come to know despair. Go on, my son, and shake the world with every step.” In the beginning there was nothing but the darkness. It was not true [...]
“Have you seen him?” It was an easy question for which there was no easy answer. Yes, Chang Kun Wei had been seen in the building. No, he had looked nothing like the boy they had taken in so many years ago, groomed and raised to become exactly the thing they were worried about now. [...]
