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Submitted to Contest #324
CW: Physical violence, mental health He watches the saliva dry sticky on the barrel, a pronounced bead on the front sight starlike from the lurid glare above. Colm sits on the warships tight rectangular toilet, the yellow walls battling the bright white of the roof light to make a perfect beige concealing the stains of piss over the walls but not the smell. Three heavy bangs sound on the door seeming to shake the whole toilet."Colm!, Quit wanking and get out I need a shit."Colm jumped out of his torpor and stuffed the gun down his trousers, ...
Submitted to Contest #315
Year 3118, radio signals of peace are sent out to a newly discovered Earth like planet. Almost Immediately word got back, not knowing the our languages or what symbols mean what an image of warm colours and strange hands shaking was sent back and we took it as a sign to visit. On arrival we noticed the peoples where meek and nascent compared to us in temperament and advancement. With no shared language we stood in silence eying up all they had to offer, then started the most awkward attempt of a colonisation to date, claiming ships and power...
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