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Life and Production: S3 E11: Blast
The laureates of the Dr. Marie Maynard Daly Prize convened on a snowy evening in February. From sculpture to martial arts to dance and poetry, the prizes represented the best in each recipient and inspired onlookers. For the prizes in medicine and business, only one name arose above all others: Trevor Lesane. As far as mathematics were concerned, the central figure in the Daly Prize committee’s selection process had to be Saffron Lesane. “For her extraordinary work in educating students,” Saffron was said to be “the chief developer in building the mathematical minds of tomorrow.” At least that is what the placard read. It could hardly describe the exemplary efforts of Dr. Saffron Lesane. This pair accepted the honor of receiving prizes as the first husband and wife to claim the Daly Prize in the same year. The Lesanes also received the notice via a videophone message that they had been selected for the prizes. Each laureate acquired the invitation to the ceremony in December. A feat this year, Lesane’s dual laurels represented what was possible when excellence was applied to every endeavor.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Futurism
Life and Production: S3 E10: Impresaria
Finer Tactics To the cuticle, her nails were groomed with precision and care. Aqua blue and neon orange paint covered them. Both manicures and pedicures were financed with the support of her intricate heroin empire. Quintasia Batt, a 23-year-old impresaria held the Northeast Atlantic in the grip of her hand. She headed her company with the wit and tenacity usually reserved for military generals. Quintasia mastered the game of persuasion and the finer tactics in conversing with possible business partners. One such prospect was Trevor Lesane.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Futurism
Life and Production: S3 E9: Against Azure Blue
The Flying Machine After exiting from the Goulding Automotive lot, Lesane went straight home to his other prized motorized possession: a robot driven golf cart. Just as he was turning onto the compound, a rumble overhead drew his attention. What looked like a small jet put Lesane in a brief state of puzzlement. Rarely did he not know what particular aircraft took to the skies. Against azure blue above him, Lesane could make out the personalized tag on the flying machine with the aid of a robot.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Futurism
Life and Production: S3 E8: Citizens on Patrol
Within the Department A tweed jacket with leather elbow patches bespoke the speaker at the podium. He was thirty-ish, but he had specks of grey in his beard. His gait was that of an emperor from some far gone time. His bald head shone like wooden floors beneath fluorescent lights. He was tasked with introducing the speaker of the hour, Minister Myleecia Tessmer. As former chaplain for the Wilmington Police Department, Myleecia addressed over 250 officers. This speech marked the fourth time that Myleecia would touch on the necessity for God to be on the Force. But with the Great Transition in place, his role was no longer recognized as separation of State and ideas (including faith) eliminated her position within the department. Yet she continued to petition. The bald, bearded introducer stepped to the microphone as any master of ceremonies would do.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Futurism
Life and Production: S3 E7: Goulding Automotive
Declared On a brisk Saturday in October, Lesane woke up and remembered that he was due for an oil change on the Goulding. A robot swished its way toward him as he rose from the bed. It declared the message straight from the dealership.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Futurism
Life and Production: S3 E6: A Fresh Code
Influence Though the New Sweden Kids (NSK) were old compared to their teenage and 20-something students, these 30 and 40-year-old professors of economics were on the vanguard for the revolution known as the Great Transition. Professor Connor Mettle ensured that the trio would gain political exposure by asserting his scholarly influence upon the Delaware legislative body. And Professor Milo Kiln became the mouthpiece for the group. With grey eyes and coal black skin, this gentleman forged ahead in the fight for the United States government to recognize Delaware as not only the first state to ratify the Constitution, but the initiator of all liberties granted to citizens.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Futurism
Life and Production: S3 E5: A Green Audience
Addressing Splinters of light poured through stained glass windows of the Continually Faithful, Always True Nondenominational Church in Wilmington. Pastor Emory Donovan set aside his notes for the Sunday sermon. His gangly hands pushed letters past the margins. He stood up, addressing his office plants (the only living things in the room besides him) as a green audience. His preparedness allowed him to strike out run-on sentences, correct split-infinitives, and clarify, always clarify. His congregation of about twelve on a good day remained. Since the Great Transition, freedom of ideas resonated amongst the populace. Pastor Donovan had struggled to fill pews as most congregants opted to forego faith and support reason. Parishioners flocked by the hundreds of thousands to understand philosophy rather than dogma.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Futurism
Life and Production: S3 E4: Variables
Chief Importance Demarcus Montgomery Elementary School lacked rolling green lawns. In their place, great slabs of grey concrete covered the grounds. There was no pool, or botanical garden, or lavish tennis and basketball courts. It featured a modest gymnasium, an art studio, a library and a quaint café. But it was, like every school in Delaware, private. What it lacked in resources for making the grounds and interior more attractive and engaging, most of the staff made up for in their instruction. Here, the interior of the young students’ heads was of chief importance. Saffron Lesane recognized this.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Futurism
Life and Production: S3 E3: Egretta Garzetta
Attractions No national park ever existed in Delaware. And under the Great Transition, that fact remained. The state parks were all auctioned off to private individuals or charitable organizations. Regardless of whose hands the lands were transferred to, the privatization of property once run by the government allowed for cleaner parks and more interesting tourist attractions. From the standpoint of visitors to the state, the draw of plants and animals and walking trails and campsites was heightened as the owners went through painstaking processes to ensure that their own parks were pristine and inviting. The green leaves glistened and the gravel trails beckoned bicyclists and walkers to tread those grounds.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Futurism
Life and Production: S3 E2: The Night's Contest
The Mint The colors of the professional major league football team in Delaware were fittingly green, gold, and black. Fittingly because the name of the team was the Mint and represented the hue of United States dollar, the specific standard on which that currency was based, and the positive ledger balance, respectively. The team’s quarterback, Corey Rayful, signed a four year 250 million dollar deal to play with Delaware. Vick Knight took offense to this fact.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Futurism
Do Real Men and Women Cheat?
With human relationships, the ingredients of honor, honesty, trust, and genuine love come into making a healthy meal. But when that serving turns sour because of infidelity, mistrust, adultery, and dishonesty, the bitter end may be nigh. The common term “cheating” should have a connotation with it meaning that the cheater is actually cheating himself or herself. The other party (if their fidelity is intact) doesn’t have to be in the position of experiencing the cheat. It is the one who transgresses that should hold onto the mantle of their misdeeds.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Humans
Life and Production: S3 E1: Contributions
Way of Existence This day was not marked by big government pulling out semiautomatic rifles and training them at the citizens saying, “Pay up or prison!” No. April 15th marked the time when Delawareans’ rights remained intact. They were not out of the powers that be coercing them to trade their income for liberty. But that they donated their dollars in a willing way. Lesane used his smartphone to transmit his funds. He also checked the website of the list of names that showed the non-payers. On that list for the tenth year in a row was Holtzclaw Wert. Lesane paid as much attention to Wert as you would a fly: Enough to destroy him at least in a fiscal sense. Because of the list of non-payers, most names represented people who were barred from banks to barbershops. With a few swipes of his fingers and some quick voice commands, Lesane observed the list of names with whom he refused to do business. Though the list was quite short, it was exact and final for that year. By sending in a donation to the State, each Delawarean enjoyed rights of being free American citizens. Every working man, woman, and a scant amount of children before the age of 18 filled out the tiny, digital form, which proclaimed that they had paid for this wonderful way of existence.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Futurism
