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Virus Our researchers finally found it. It was a virus. The same for were-people, vampires, zombies. With always the same effect : it turned them into humains. Turns out, we did not descend from apes after all, at least, not directly. #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Functional His metal armor, which conducted heat, wasn't a wise choice when facing a dragon. An aerogel armor left little to the imagination indeed, but the functional benefit of heat protection more than paid for the damage to his modesty. #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Bug 'When a robot does not behave like you expected it to,' said R42, 'it is indeed a bug. But not in us; in you. After all, it is your fault if you cannot correctly forecast what we might do.' #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Network 'Fair maiden, for one night with you I would face the Drag—' 'Stop now, Knight. Princesses have their network; I already know more of you than I like. Don't insist: Dragons too have their network, and I happen to have connections there.' #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Develop A battle between a dragon and a knight is pointless if the poor creature's intelligence hasn't been given time to develop as much as possible. Without that, the dragon will always have the upper hand. #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Line They say there's a fine line between genius and madness. As a telepath, I can attest this line does not matter that much. Not as much anyway as the broad stroke which should be painted red between those who thirst for power and the others. #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Deploy In order to stop near Earth and establish a first contact, we should deploy our monomolecular sail; but the debris which litter this system would tear it beyond repair. Too bad for the Terrans. Next time, maybe? #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Database 'So, where's your universal encyclopaedia at?' 'The AI decided that the database should first document its own structure. And document the structure of that documentation. Et so on. We still haven't found how to stop it.' #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Standard 'These suits will protect you in the presence of one standard Great Old One, maybe two, and that's assuming they don't get the idea of cooperating, in which case you're cooked — metaphorically. In fact it'll be much worse than cremation.' #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Production “AI is rejected because it wastes huge resources without meeting any real demand. So I had an idea: ask the to AI find what the real demand actually is. It has just launched production on one trillion digital display bubble gums.” #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Typed 'Of course!' said the Devil. 'As soon as typewriters were invented, the mortal's name could be typed on a pact rather than written. But you had to soak a clean typewriter ribbon in your blood. Took rather more than a prick on the finger.' #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Reading The hardest part, when compiling demon invocations, is to realize that many beginners read out loud. One must thus ensure that simply reading an invocation does not activate it, lest it decimate the ranks of sorcerer apprentices. #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Rewriting 'Dear intelligent beings: We shall soon be rewriting the physical foundations of your universe. During this process, you may undergo subtle or profound shape changes, or even disappear entirely. Thank you for your attention.' #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

#writever Crossing For crossing the river Styx, in addition to the two traditional coins, Charon now accepts major credit cards, as well as payment in kind. No one knows what he does with all the bits of souls he receives. #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

#writever Instant If you descend straight towards a black hole, at the exact instant you cross the Schwarzschild radius, you can manoeuver to exit out in any direction you want. Well, the Schabasch do it, so everyone can manage it, right? #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

#writever Denial Elena the Curious expressed firm denial as to the rumours suggesting her responsibility in the acute diarrhoea crisis which struck Krek the Swift shortly after his statement that ‘women should wipe children's bottoms, not perform magic’. #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Proofreading Krek The Swift's first and sole published book of counter-curses could have done with some proofreading, according to the words of a great number of unhappy buyers, often uttered in extremely graphical and efficient terms. #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Polish 'Honestly,' said the Devil, 'the Boss is not going to be happy. He spent a whole aeon to polish an unforgettable world end, and all this for you to botch it from under His feet in less than two centuries...' #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Disagreements To be a telepath nowadays is a heavy evolutionary disadvantage. The intense migraine constantly induced by your countless unending disagreements renders me almost unable to function within your society. #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction

Negotiation It's amazing what you can manage when you're open to negotiation. The vampires drain them, then the werefolk gut them, then the ghouls eat the pieces... Granted, the necromancers protest, but hey, you can't please *everyone*, right? #writever #MastoArt #FlashFiction #SmallStory #TootFic #MicroFiction