06 Feb Sci-Fi Stories
Men’s Rights
He was late. Shit. He made her SWEAR that she’d use protection this time even though she said she hated how it felt. He should’ve been more persistent.
He scheduled an appointment at the clinic.
“What can I help you with today, sir?”
“I’d like an abortion.”
“Well, we’d need consent from both parties, you’d need to have an ultrasound so you can look at your baby and maybe change your mind, and you two need to go through counseling beforehand.”
“What?”
“Sorry, these laws have been around forever. Even women had to go through it back then.”
“But we’re in 2349 now!”
“Yeah well, we don’t really trust you to be in control of your own body. If it was legal, you’d be having procedures left and right.”
He left the clinic feeling attacked and helpless.
“Well, here goes nothing” he thought as he threw himself down the stairs.
Fatty
64,500 calories. That’s how many calories Tim consumed that day. Actually, it was how many calories the pill absorbed.
He had waited years to get them. It was the first pill developed by the FDA to absorb all calories consumed while in the user’s digestive system. Pills are usually passed after a day.
Initially, only Hollywood stars and top models had the means to obtain the pills. Eventually they were developed by other pharmaceutical companies and marketed to the masses. Now they were available over the counter at every pharmacy.
The labels claim that excessive use can result in malnutrition and even death. They were to be used sparingly. But Tim was tired of being the fat guy. All the years of taunting and being overlooked made him dependent on them. The fainting spells came and went. He convinced himself he was fine until he didn’t wake up.
New Mommy
“Give me back my Molotov cocktails!”
“Absolutely not. I’m your mom now. There are going to be rules as long as I’m living under your roof, mister.”
“We’ll see about that. I’m going to the parental exchange agency tomorrow. Have fun making some other kid miserable.”
Jake stormed off angrily but was comforted by the fact that tomorrow, he’d have a new mom.
America enacted the parental exchange program in 2863 as the result of increasing rates of child abuse. Parents were turned into holograms with the ability to be erased or exchanged at the child’s discretion.
“I’m afraid you’ve reached your mom limit, Jake. Misbehaved children are allotted 6 moms instead of the standard 8. Weren’t you aware of this?”
“Obviously not! What now? Am I stuck with this one?”
“Afraid so. She’s a good one though. She’s prevented a lot of stupid children like yourself from losing limbs.”
