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Ace Dreamer

Longevity - 23/Jun/2012
"It's not easy talking about it."  The reporter waited.  The man was obviously overwrought.  "Go on.  If you like, we can do the interview later."
"Sorry.  I'd like to get it over with.  My dad was getting on.  He'd been in the home for ten years.  And, his mind was starting to wander.  We'd never been rich, and, he was needing more medical treatment.  Just to keep going."
"Our insurance ran out years ago.  We'd had to re-mortgage the house.  If I could afford it I'd have quite liked to 'go up', myself.  But, like a lot of people, I've got responsibilities."
The man paused.  And the interviewer let him gather himself.
"I scrapped together every penny I could.  Asked around.  Studied the web.  The only firm that I could find, that guaranteed they could help him, that we could afford..."
He gulped.
"'Prometheus Industries'.  'We can rebuild you', was their slogan.  I looked up 'Prometheus', they'd got a really good reputation.  Turned out later, totally different company."
"We got Dad back.  Eventually.  Remembers everything.  Fit as a horse.  But..."
The man looked across the room.  The third person there looked up.
"Dad?"
"Yes?  Has the nice lady some questions, nyo?"
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind

Ace Dreamer

META "Longevity"

Hopefully this isn't too dark for Fenspace...

Inspired by "HRogge".
(Do you think Dad has the 'eye beams'? [grin] )
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind
No.... considering the other things that're out there. It's just another enemy to be defeated.

I don't think they'll last long anyway. Just a feeling.....
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Ace Dreamer

Never said it was one of the cleverer Boskone front organisation...

"We can rebuild you" does sound better than "We'll take your raw clay and make it useful", ne? [grin]
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind
Sounds more like some rather gray morality sort got a Catgirling machine, and has tried to turn it into a business selling a "beat your terminal illness" remedy.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor

HRogge

JFerio Wrote:Sounds more like some rather gray morality sort got a Catgirling machine, and has tried to turn it into a business selling a "beat your terminal illness" remedy.
If you ask friendly, your might not even need to pay for it... Wink

Ace Dreamer

HRogge Wrote:
JFerio Wrote:Sounds more like some rather gray morality sort got a Catgirling machine, and has tried to turn it into a business selling a "beat your terminal illness" remedy.
If you ask friendly, your might not even need to pay for it... Wink
Yes, but you tend to value something more if you've paid for it. [grin]
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind