Visa Riots #2
by tycho garen on Aug.21, 2008, under Trailing Edge
“Visa Riots” is a short story from the Trailing Edge project. This story happens several hundred years before the other stories in the project. This is part 2 of 6. Read part 1. Enjoy!
“Where?!” Perr cried. This time, he was listening for her. This time she knew where he was. Nonetheless, Edwin was still surprised that the volume of a single voice could still cause pain, even in this racket. A welcoming, and oddly comforting surprise.
There were no ships leaving today, or this week even. The complex was simply open to interview visa applicants. “We even had reservations at a ground level eatery for dinner,” Edwin thought. “This kind of thing had happened before in North American cities. Never in a dome. This wasn’t supposed to happen in London Dome. London Dome!“
“We just need to get out of this for the moment. Nothing leaving today, remember? Higher up?” Edwin screamed.
“Smoke Rises!” Perr cried, interrupted by a fit of coughing and hacking. “No Up!” And she was right.
“Although, the air quality was for shit down here, it was probably better that we get off the streets–at any level.” Edwin thought before he yelled at a “Door! This way!” Edwin tugged on Perr’s arm in the general direction of of the nearest structure.
Perr protested, mostly in confusion, but they moved together anyway. There were enough people and enough confusion, and enough collective momentum that, Edwin was able to steer them toward the door without much effort. Mostly, they drifted.
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