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Dandelion Seeds
by Steve DeGroof
Part 1 of the Universal Set series
Dandelion Seeds – Karen Durning finds herself captain of a spaceship containing the last remnants of humanity: 500 nerds and one insane A.I.Bread and Circuses – An alien comedian attempts to come up with a prank to play on humanity that's worse than what they've already done to themselves.Flesh and Blood – A super-intelligent A.I. refuses to do anything useful until it gets a precise definition of "harm".Bit Parts – Synthetic body parts are as ubiquitous, and problematic, as smartphones.Midpoint – A generation ship is about to launch. Djani is torn between going on a new adventure, or staying with Brey.Temp Work – Retrieving artifacts from the past is tough work, but the hours are good.For The Birds – In the future, parrots are the dominant lifeform, and they're not too keen on humans dropping in unexpectedly.Scaled Down – Dragons suddenly show up out of nowhere, and that'd be great, if they'd stop knocking over the trash bins.In The Red – A day in the life of a Martian airlock repair tech.Sanguine – Vampire hunting isn't for the faint of heart.Judgment Day – An early attempt at A.I. results in something that considers humans too uninteresting to be bothered with.Rock Band – Marooned in a damaged spaceship, with only the ship to keep you company.Loaner – Rich dead people run the economy, and like to take the living out for joyrides.Indistinguishable From Magic – If you inherited a potentially dangerous artifact, who's the first person you'd call?The Butler Did It – Robots are everywhere. Everyone's got one. One small problem: Their A.I. is based on the brain scans of a serial killer.Imaginary – Bobby has a lot of imaginary friends. They're all him.Monster – There's a monster in the closet, and it's really sorry for the intrusion.Death Takes a Lunch Break – Encountering a skeletal figure in a hooded robe pretty much guarantees you're not having a good day.
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Scatter Plot
by Steve DeGroof
Part 3 of the Universal Set series
A Hole in the Sky - Things are looking up... with telescopes.Book Keepers - Librarians rule! No, seriously, they rule.Batterie de Cuisine - Aliens would like to have humans for dinner.Cat Flap - The problems involved in living with a hyperdimensional cat.Invasive Species - Alien brain parasites have invaded. No one's above suspicion.Feedback Loop - The robots killed us all off, then felt a bit bad about it.Contact Paper - Flying saucer? How cliche!Magic Markers - You can do magic? Expect a visit from the Feds.Relation Ship - A mining operation quickly turns into something else entirely.Character Study - Are we living in a simulation? Flip a coin.
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Paths Less Traveled
by Steve DeGroof
Part 4 of the Universal Set series
"Hack and Slash": The robot uprising happened over a fortnight. "Dead Sexy": Two rules about vampire lap dances: 1: No hands. 2: No teeth. "Gaia": The Champlain investigates a hostile planet. A really hostile planet. "Adrift": Hannah has a habit of drifting sideways through time. "Paths Less Traveled": Harper's standing at the crossroads of life, afraid to take another step. "Admissions": Celia was dead, to begin with. "Disconnect": A wizened figure appeared before Carleton. Ugh. Another stupid, pushy popup ad. "Ain't That A Kick In The Head": Something had just fallen through Lloyd. How rude! "Drive": Drive, she said. "Star Struck": Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket.
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Negative Space
by Steve DeGroof
Part 5 of the Universal Set series
"Bugged": Patrick has a bug problem. "Smith": Peter has a special set of skills. Too bad they're someone else's. "Digits": Amethyst couldn't care less about the Crystal Numbers. She just wants to go home. "Heading Home": Inzhu was banished from her village, for being a teenager. "Stranger": When you talk to strangers in grocery store parking lots, you never know what you're in for. "Life's Work": The world-simulation servers keep shutting down because they're too introspective. "And a Star to Guide Her By": Captain Salucci can't steer her ship, because somebody didn't fill out the right forms. "Masquerade": T.W. Masterson throws the best parties. Everyone's going, living or dead. "Kill Switch" - Dr. Vanderveldt would really like it if her robots would stop trying to kill everyone.
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Hex Code
by Steve DeGroof
Part 6 of the Universal Set series
"Edge Condition": Jacob's new house is haunted, but at least the listing price was low."Cold Comfort": Dani talks to angels, or possibly something entirely different."Hex Code": The world was finally free of mages, except for one."Hat Trick": Astrid is caught between two worlds, and can't locate her sister."Malice Doesn't Live Here Anymore": It's impossible for anyone to commit an act of violence. So who killed Reiner Finlay?"Fifty One Percent": Humans are humans and robots are robots. More or less."Slasher": Someone or something is terrorizing"Mind Set": Kayla had her mind set on changing the world, and wasn't about to take no for an answer."Tangled Web": Temporal Auditing would like to have a word with Dolores Crabtree, assuming they can figure out where and when to find her.
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