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WOTD FLASH FICTION
Jan. 10th, 2015 04:58 pmThe following flash fiction piece was inspired by the events in and around Paris this past week. I wanted to think of a way that it might come up in a history book in the far future. Although the events themselves turned out to be an unshown footnote reference in something that might be taken for Asimov's Encyclopedia Galactica, I felt it important to note here the inspiration for the piece (if it wasn't obvious, and for posterity.) Note that the description about the Satirical Mode was inspired by a comment made by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bart_calendar in a post by theferrett.
( The Offerings )
Carpe diem; uti verba ad succedunt. Historiae
Excerpt Requested: Book 543,625,559; Page 39,944; Section 432.59-432.60
The Advocates were known to employ their phalanxes in the creation of words and pictures, using the graphite and ink bound tools of their forebears as well as the ASCII encoded characters of their peers. Their words were organized and led by pilcrows, set to act against the walls of arrogance and in the service of their clients, the downtrodden.
Pictures used by The Advocates acted to interosculate people with the concepts described in the aforementioned words. Depending upon the assigned methodology, these pictures could cause high levels of emotional distress and were able to cause extreme reactions in certain populations. One of the most potent types of interosculators were made us of in the Satirical Mode. The effectiveness of the Satirical Mode, whose main function was to create images and content that is so offensive that it forced a dialogue about serious issues that were often swept under the nanoplating, was thought to be well worth the risk of any potential threat posed by these reactions.
bart_calendar in a post by theferrett.( The Offerings )
Carpe diem; uti verba ad succedunt. Historiae
Excerpt Requested: Book 543,625,559; Page 39,944; Section 432.59-432.60
The Advocates were known to employ their phalanxes in the creation of words and pictures, using the graphite and ink bound tools of their forebears as well as the ASCII encoded characters of their peers. Their words were organized and led by pilcrows, set to act against the walls of arrogance and in the service of their clients, the downtrodden.
Pictures used by The Advocates acted to interosculate people with the concepts described in the aforementioned words. Depending upon the assigned methodology, these pictures could cause high levels of emotional distress and were able to cause extreme reactions in certain populations. One of the most potent types of interosculators were made us of in the Satirical Mode. The effectiveness of the Satirical Mode, whose main function was to create images and content that is so offensive that it forced a dialogue about serious issues that were often swept under the nanoplating, was thought to be well worth the risk of any potential threat posed by these reactions.
