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Submitted to Contest #60
They call him boss, 'cus that's what he is. The boss. Five years ago the meteors fell and brought with the the alien microbes which would bring society to it's knees. Humanity is already dead and gone, us survivors are just it's final swan song. That's what I am, a survivor. I fancy myself a pretty good one to. They call me Roach on account of the fact that I'm apparently very hard to kill. Sure I'm a little worse for wear. I lost my left hand to a zombie bite and one ear to a bullet which is still stuck in my skull if doc is to be believ...
Submitted to Contest #58
The year hardly matters, the day matters even less. Even my name is hardly relevant either but if you must know the yellow embroidery on my deep blue overalls says Smith. I’m sure there are hundreds of other Smith’s onboard but for the moment I’m the only one awake. In fact, I’m the only person awake. As I walk through the empty halls the ever-present buzz of the fluorescent bulbs overhead is the only thing that keeps me company. Well, besides the sporadic groaning of the ship around me of course. On my first shift I’ll confess I spent t...
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