Endless Sleep | A 100 Word Story
#550 You're in Space and Everything's Fucked | Oracle of Play
Today on Erica Drayton Writes, the Prompt is isolation!
Write a 100 word story.
And tag me if you take up the challenge.
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.
I open my eyes. Where am I? Oh yeah, I’m stranded in space. I think it’s day five but I honestly can’t remember. I’ve just been drifting here for so long. My suit tells me my vitals are okay but I don’t feel okay. How can I be? I’m alone in space!
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.
Why won’t this damn beeping stop!
“Computer! Stop the beeping, please.”
Cannot comply. The beeping is in your head.
“In my head. How do you know that?”
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.
You’ve been asleep for five days. Why don’t you just wake up…
You’re in Space and Everything’s Fucked speaks to isolation and tasks you are stuck doing that would be much better, easier, with other people helping.
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