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The sun was setting beyond the horizon, but Scott Stonesby was not tired. It was the longest day of the year, the summer solstice, and it was nearing eleven o'clock. He had his last exam the next day, but he also had a song stuck in his head, ideas racing around his mind and fears of the exam blocking out all struggles to sleep. Unfortunately for Scott, there had been a powercut in Potent Town and there was no chance of him getting the fan to work. He was boiling as he slept on his mattress, his window open and the curtains closed – it was no good. He walked to the window, flung open the curtains, and leaned out of the window. The sky

The briefing had been three months ago to that day and the weather had only grown worse. Scott and Anne had received images of their nephew Oliver and his pregnant wife Amy, along with ultra-sound scans of the baby. Scott's ourageous beard had returned again, but they had both given up at trying to tame it – most people liked it anyway, and it kept his face nice and warm. The task had been opened in that one meeting and the word had soon spread out – not only around Dallas and Texas, but to the rest of the world. Along with the photos of their nephew and his wife, they had received a holo-message of their goodbye. The couple wer

At night in the depths of the snow and the ice, Dallas was beautiful. After its destruction by climate change, it rebuild had taken place. However, it was not nearly finished. Although there was housing for millions across the state, Dallas had remained mainly for the government's purpose, as well as researchers – there was public housing though. Dallas was a small city now, no more than a big town really. There was an airport outside of the main settlement, streets of houses, a town hall (where politics were discussed and debated), and research facilities everywhere. Some were towers that looked out over the frozen wastes, other were

It wasn't until the third of January that the plane finally took off. Due to set-backs and money issues, neither Colin nor Sophie were able to get tickets for the first. It was only a matter of waiting for the banks to open again in the new century for them to get out the cash and pay for the tickets. They were flying with OctoTravel, a company that was created originally for pensioners but was later released to the rest of the public. The plane was leaving from heathrow at 7am, and was due to arrive in Dallas twelve hours later. The flight attendants made their first march through the seats, giving instructions and information about the fl

The town was loud that night. It was new-years eve, 2199, so it was completely understandable. Fireworks were set, sparklers were lit, banners were streaming. The police were out in large numbers, ready to stop and apprehend all trouble. Even so, there was a lot of it. Across the town, people were screaming with delight and laughing like there was no tomorrow. It was a breeding ground for insanity. Unfortunately, not everybody was out in the square having the time of their lives. Above the Saver's Rates store in the north-east corner of the centre, a table was covered in papers and news articles, documents and files. The light was on and so