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   Micro SF/F by O. Westin (microsff@mastodon.art)'s status on Tuesday, 14-May-2024 00:27:58 JST Micro SF/F by O. Westin

   "Faster than light?"

   "Anything can be achieved," the alien's translation device said, "by balancing the four fundamental chkoi."

   "You mean gravity, electromagnetism, and the nuclear forces?"

   "No, the fundamental chkoi."

   "What are they?"

   "Spite, tiredness, hope, and 'fuck it'."

   #MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

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     naught101 (naught101@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 16-May-2024 04:18:00 JST naught101

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     @MicroSFF I read this a few days ago and shared it on other platforms via screenshot, but I wanted to come back and say how impressed with it I am..

     You manage to set up an entire world (with a scene that's quite visual for me), without describing any of it. You make a pretty deep and on-point observation about humanity. And you make it funny.

     Really good work!

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     Micro SF/F by O. Westin (microsff@mastodon.art)'s status on Thursday, 16-May-2024 04:18:00 JST Micro SF/F by O. Westin

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     • naught101

     @naught101 Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.