Photo by: Na’ama Yehuda
Alien technology was great, but the aliens took wicked delight in human foibles.
That’s why Jenny felt nervous at meeting George the alien in the cafe. He placed a tub of Haagen-Dazs Rocky Road before her. Jenny was addicted to it, and also horribly allergic.
George held up a vial. “These nano-meds will eliminate your allergy.”
Jenny hesitated, “And…”
“The side effects are: you’ll grow horns and a tail.”
She thought about it. The cafe’s patrons all listened in. Jenny turned to them and said, “should I?”
Across the cafe, tentacles, wings, and flippers rose up in a Yes vote.
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers: https://rochellewisoff.com/2020/01/22/24-january-2020/
EagleAye
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Sci-fi story.
Sounds scary. May be reality soon!
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Somehow, I see no downside to this story!!
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How fun! I like this one! 🙂
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I can hear the silence fall as the café await Jenny’s decision! Great twist and extremely well constructed!
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Worry about the side effects later – it’s Haagen-Dazs for goodness sake!
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goodun.
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Dear Eric,
Once more you have me laughing out loud. (Coffee set aside for the read). I could just see this. Love it! Love it!
Shalom,
The unspewable Rochelle
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This one has me laughing, imagining that scene. Good ice cream is worth a lot 🙂
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I remembered to put my coffee down before reading! Yah, bring on the ice-cream! No down-side there. Er – personally I’d hesitate if the nano-meds turned whoever took them into politicians, but horns and a tail? No problem…
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I don’t see anything wrong with horns and tails, bring it on. 🙂
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Some temptations are easier to resist than others. Some you just say to hell with it!
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Damn, this is a good one! Made me think of Star Wars.
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Nice understanding friends.
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Ice cream’s worth horns and a tail. Very creative tale!
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LOL Hmmm it seems lots of other patrons had been eating what they shouldn’t too. Rocky Road wouldn’t tempt me, but double chocolate chip with fudge sauce just might 😀
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That’s a tough choice. LOL. You never fail to bring out a laugh and it’s different every time. Very imaginative mind, indeed.
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