Let’s say Danny and Spencer plan to meet beside the Integraton, thinking it will be fun. A case of beer, a couple of joints, what can go wrong? “We’ll see if time travel is real, how ’bout it?”
No, let’s say Alexandra and Yvette plan a picnic. “Meet me at Le Marais, bring mulled wine and cheese.”
“Indeed! And you bring two gentlemen from Montmartre.”
Although they laugh, neither girl thinks this particularly funny. Both know they are plain and often thought of as dull.
The day is sunny, bright, not a cloud in the sky. Still, something is off. A smell in the air? The feeling of – what?
Scratch that, the day is cloudy, filled with the promise of rain. Lightning zips across the sky, charging the air with electricity and eye-scorching light.
In the end, we see all four meeting in the shadow of the Integraton and, when comparing notes, they discover they exist centuries apart.
It’s fun to imagine the possibilities. Maybe the Integraton really worked? Fun story.
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I didn’t know the Integraton existed until I saw this! What fun. Maybe it DOES work. Thanks for reading.
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We have a few spots left in our TED talk featuring Mr. Tassel. Just leave us a detailed message with your debit card and PIN and we will return your call when our time travel schedule allows.
Kindly,
Integratron Me
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I’ll get right on that, Tracey. No doubt the trip will be timeless.
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Time travel does exist! Just ask the Intergratron’s inventor George Van Tassel! Great story
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That’s where I got the idea! What an interesting fellow he must have been.
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Liked the structure and voice you used to show this. Time travel can exist in our writing! Nice one.
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Thank you very much, Iain. I usually don’t take the time travel route, but Mr. Van Tassel inspired me.
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Dear Lish,
That last line had me reeling. You took a good story and turned it on its ear to make a great one. Love it.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks, Rochelle. It started with the boys planning to do bad stuff, then those ladies decided to join them and turned their plans upside down.
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Neat story. Loved your precise characterizations!
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Thank you, K. Once again I had a ton of fun with the prompt.
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I love a story that includes, “what could possibly go wrong” In this case maybe it wasn’t wrong.
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I think it went right. The ladies kept those bad boys from going all wonky.
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Love this little tale, the way you twine the posibilities together, the knowing comment about the girls bein dull and unattractive. Just super. You’ve brought the scenes to life with so few words – cracking Alicia
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Thank you!
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Nice bit of suspense you built up. The climax could have gone in a number of different directions.
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Indeed. The story took on a life of its own. Thank you for reading my wee tale.
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