Futuristic
Vaguely she heard a voice saying, “Reanimation in progress, heart function ok, ..” Lisa slowly opened her eyes and a dark voice said to her” Hello, welcome to the year 2117.
A man wearing a black tunic said: “You have been in a capsule for a 100
years Lisa. First you will have to go through some tests”.
She started to
remember things again. Her family had died in a car crash and a friend who
was a scientist was involved in the process of cryogenically freezing human
beings. She had become fascinated by it and had offered herself for the process and
there she was.
She told the man she was starving and if
she could get a meal first. "Of course", he said and he came back with a cup with a brown
gooey stuff bubbling out of it. “I would like a meal” she stuttered. He said “this
is what we take now. We don’t have meals as such anymore.”
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Hi Marja - very clever ... and yuck - she can remember what proper food tastes like ... interesting take on the prompt ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteThanks indeed yuck
DeleteBack to sleep till they reinvent food...
ReplyDeletehaha good idea
DeleteWow! That's such a clever take , Marja !
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed it much .
Oh wat een grappig verhaaltje, knap gedaan Marja. Ik moet er niet aan denken om zoiets voorgeschoteld te krijgen, laat me dan maar weer teruggaan in mijn capsule, brrr.
ReplyDeleteClever idea - and one I hope never comes true! :-)
ReplyDeletei really liked this piece dear marja!
ReplyDeleteyou are so clever to handle it so amazingly .
when i thought about future meals i think about tablets that astronauts take with them in space no delicious yummy steamy food anymore
Yuck! I don't want to live in a world that there are no longer meals! Poor girl!! Your post is formatted for a phone and the writing is so tiny I can't read what I am writing and I could barely read your post. Great story!
ReplyDeleteOuch, Marja. If I had to wake up to such a reality, I would rather not. :0 Great take on the prompt.
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I would expect a capsule for a meal :)
ReplyDeleteI've recently watched some documentary on TV regarding cryogenics - the freezing of human corpses.There was no mention of what happens if and when the body returns to life - food , for instance. Kudos to you, Marja, for writing on that!
DeleteWelcome to tomorrow. Well done, Marja.
ReplyDeleteNo need for chefs any more. I'd be out of work!
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Yuck! I think I would ask to be re-frozen until real food comes back into style. Great story.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this. It must be tough living on gooey stuff.
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