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Girl, you got rigged?
The buzz of a busy lunch service surrounds their table in the middle of the most popular vertical farm in the centre. Restaurant service bustles…
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Pawel Halicki
Thanks for virtualising this for us
The teacher's room is so organised and tidy that she would definitely mistake it for autodécor if they were on a call. Behind the glass privatised for…
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Pawel Halicki
We just finished printing your meds
Pill printers hum in the back room, covered in the glow of ads promising “Custom health at custom speed”. Meanwhile, the next customer, masking their…
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Pawel Halicki
Sorry, the store is reloading now
The entrance sensors recognise the day’s first customer, transitioning the store’s ambient lighting to a cheery morning mode. - Good morning…
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The doorbell says we should go out more often
She glances at her partner, hunched as his fingers trace patterns across the house's ambient control panel. - Can you walk the dog? It’s your turn. …
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Pawel Halicki
Your drones can't smell the plants?
Late-night deliveries trace neon lines across the sky. She sits beside her brother on the rooftop sofa, their silence punctuated by the whir of pruning…
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Pawel Halicki
Happy New Simulation Cycle!
He turns down the train seat’s workspace and stretches with a yawn. - Come again? - Are you done yet? We’re almost there. - No. I’ll need ten more…
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Pawel Halicki
How was your annual preview?
The preview lounge doors glows blue as she enters the office café filled with winter break emptiness. As the door closes, its ambient lighting shifts to…
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Pawel Halicki
Avatar set not to open your presents?
He knocks on the door. Silence. He steps into his son’s room quietly. The boy, headset on, doesn’t notice until the father waves an audio override. …
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Where did you download this Santa from?
Her palms glow with the mug's hot chocolate temperature indicator. She enjoys its satisfying warmth, cosied on a sofa with her friend. They watch as…
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Pawel Halicki
Did you remember to print the plates?
Lights twinkle over the lively, decorated market, filled with chatter of shoppers bundled in their winter coats. The air is intoxicating with aromas of…
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Are you streamhosting this year?
In the warm glow of the downtown bar's floating festive lights, they raise their nearly empty glasses. The loud ding of their toast mingles with the…
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