“Just...
gone?” said Lord Histender, the
protruding veins on his forehead seeming to provide a physical map of his
anger. “How is that possible? What
about their tracking chips?”
“There’s
no trace of them, Your Lordship,” said Dontible, legs apart and hands behind
his back, focusing on his usual spot on the wall behind Histender’s head, his
expression unreadable. “Gone completely offline.”
“That
has never happened, Dontible.” Histender’s voice was so quiet as to be almost
inaudible. “You must be aware that, realistically, there is only one thing this
can mean. And it is disaster for this government.” He rested his fists on the
desk, clenching them so tightly that the knuckles were the same colour as
nearly everything else in the room – and in the country.
Dontible
nodded. “Yes, Your Lordship.” There was no need for either of them to say it.
14 comments:
wow! "reign of terror" is what came to mind most spontaneously on reading your snippet.
Brilliant creation.
Best wishes,
Moon
https://aslifehappens60.wordpress.com
This is a very good take using the alphabet Y. I like your style of writing.
Love this line: "the knuckles were the same colour as nearly everything else in the room – and in the country."
Discarded Darlings - Jean Davis, Speculative Fiction Writer, A to Z: Editing Fiction
Nice imagery. Very well done.
Tracking chips are always a fun element when the world is ruled by crazy, I mean order-loving, individuals :-) Happy A-to-Z-ing.
It sounds like life as they know it is about to come tumbling down, and good thing too! Absolute control over other lives is a power seldom handled without corruption. Things definitely need a shakeup there, and I love this foreshadowing!
Y is for Yvonne
Now I wonder what is going to happen next, how is it going to end.
Lovely read
A Peice Of My Life
Extremely graphic! Things can only get....?
Another day in Amble Bay!
Love the protruding veins imagery! Very effective!
Writer In Transit
It sounds like they've got some classified information and state secrets!
Uh oh. His Lordship is most displeased...
A to Z 2017: Magical and Medicinal Herbs
No need to say it? Yeah, that's the way to keep a reader turning pages.
Hi Nick - diplomatic Dontible ... cheers Hilary
http://positiveletters.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/z-is-for-zebra-zoo-and-zedland.html
Nick,
Great cliff hanger but one can see this government is in trouble. Sounds like a rebel uprising if you ask me.
~Curious as a Cathy
Art Sketching Through the Alphabet “Y” (Yawn)
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