Fringe

 

Bous Land

"This is not a fringe. It's a tassel." Her boss went on and on about the virtues of fringes in modern furniture. She thought modern furniture was mostly practical. Except for that armchair she inherited from the neighbor who moved to Africa right after redecorating the place with the "most modern furniture in the world". It did look quite cybernetic, except for the armchair. "You keep it", he said. And she did. That was when she decided that she'd have a tassel over a fringe any time of day, much to her boss's aggravation. Viva Las Tassels! Be a rebel!

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Omnibus

 

Avatar Games

The omnibus edition included three of eight books. The release would take place in a week. However, the printing took longer than expected. The printer kept having to reprint everything. Odd pages would appear. After a few attempts, the editor decided to just print it and see what happened. We'll say it's a special remixed edition, he said. Right before the release, the editor leafed through the book. There was nothing wrong. And then he noticed it. There were not three but four books included, all in perfect order. Sometimes, we just have to let magic happen on its own.

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Roger

Bridgetown

Wrench, he said. Roger, she replied. Screwdriver. Roger. Spark plug gapper. The what? Spark plug gapper. What did he mean? She searched the tool box and couldn't find... what exactly? Quick, the spark plug gapper, he shouted. She looked at him in a panic. The what, the what? And then, it was too late. He had lost his human form. Well, now you know, he said. The spark plug gapper was the code to reset her brain-vision connection. For some reason, it hadn't worked this time. He would have to complain to management, because he did like his human helper.

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