Squarehead: Science Fiction
Jan. 14th, 2012 03:27 pm
The squarehead stopped him before he reached the gate of the factory. "State your name and business."
"I just want to see Kitty," he said quickly. "Nothing official, no business, I just want--."
"No business is not allowed."
"It's her break time in five," he insisted. "Her legally allotted break time. That's like not being in the business at all. I can see her if she's not in the business." He waited, watching the nanny circuits in the squarehead click through their paces, and hoped that would be enough to allow him in. What any roundhead would know without even having to think about it, some of the squareheads--the ones who went too far to the machine--would agree to because it made squarelogic. The same kind of squarelogic that--
Inspiration: This photograph of a piece of really awesome graffiti art.
Story Potential: Medium-high.
Notes: Not a new idea, really, but I like the setting idea. And hints of some difficulty with Kitty.