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Image description: the yaer was Two Thousand and twenty-four. I took a puff of my Electronic-Cigarette, inhaling the vapours. my mobile terminal buzzed in my pocket, a flat slab of microchips and glossy touchscreen. I ignored it....... probably another Electronic-Mail


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[–] [email protected] 55 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The near-blinding kaleidoscope of lights and color faded to blackness as my virtual reality headset powered down. Pulling the headset away, I yawned and blinked, my eyes adjusting to the LED lighting that bathed my gaming space in neon. I fumbled to turn off the lights. Many colleagues of mine had taken to configuring such devices with voice recognition and control, but truthfully, I was too uneasy to do so myself, fearing who might be listening on the other end.

I checked the device in my pocket for the current time. Damn. Later than I hoped.

I walked sluggishly away to bed, punching buttons on the slab in my hand until alarms were set, calendars were reviewed, and quiet again took the space.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Wait nooo you made this a genre I actually want!!!Modern, within our grasp technology, yet written in this futuristic detective noir style. Kinda like Veronica Mars was a modern take on the style.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Or like William Gibson writing in William Gibson’s style

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

In case you haven’t heard of it, check out Altered Carbon. It’s a series and the first book is cyberpunk noir detective stuff. Rest aren’t. Good, but not in the noir style.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Contemporary, but make it crunchy. Make it pulpy.