Chapters tagged sci-fi

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 1

Are you lonely? Does your social life resemble an imploding building? Are you lacking human interaction now that you’ve started using the self-checkout lanes at the grocery store? Then DPCs are perfect for you! DPCs are the powdered companions that, once rehydrated, will provide...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 2

Dave got up from his desk and cracked his back. "What a day." He mumbled to himself as he walked out of his home office and into the living room of his two bedroom condo. Dave's condo was pretty typical for a single guy in his mid-30s working a decent job. He had a nice TV, a com...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 3

Tossing his other mail on the counter Dave began to look over the box. "Huh. Nothing..." Dave mumbled as he flipped the box over looking for some sort of ID or logo outside of the shipping label. Dave flipped the box over to read the label again. "No return address. Nothing..." D...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 4

Dave once again read the instructions. "This can't be real..." He took another drink from his beer. "But man if it was..." Dave began to imagine what it would be like to have his own genie. Dave cut his own fantasies off, "It says companion you twat." Dave sighed. "But I mean......

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 5

Walking back out into the living room Dave's eyes settled on the fridge, "No... You don't need anymore." Dave thought as he stared at the fridge. By now Dave had worked up a decent buzz, and he knew if he drank any more he would regret it in the morning. Turning away from...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 6

**Beep!... Beep!... Beep!...** It was 6am and Dave's phone was playing it's alarm. Dave instinctively grabbed his phone off his nightstand and turned off the alarm. Letting out a sigh, Dave dropped his phone onto the bed and rolled onto his back. "Why did I think this was a good...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 7

_"Fuck!"_ Dave screamed in his head. The footsteps sounded like they were outside his bedroom door. Dave laid motionless in his bed frozen in fear hoping that this was all a dream, but the sound of a hand opening his bedroom door confirmed his worst fears. "Hello?" A woman's voi...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 8

Without saying a word Dave darted around the woman, and hurried towards the bathroom. _"No fucking way..."_ Dave thought as he stared at the mostly empty bathtub. Only a small pool of water remained atop the closed drain. "See?" The woman said as she entered the bathroom. "I use...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 9

"O my god you weren't lying..." A stunned Dave mumbled as he walked up to the nameless woman. "Can.. Can I?" Dave reached out like he was going to touch her hair. "Go for it." The woman said as she leaned forward. Dave hesitantly reached out and stroked her hair. "See I don't bi...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 10

_"There we go..."_ Dave thought as he felt the water from his shower warm up to a nice toasty temperature. Dave had instructed the nameless woman to wait for him in the living room while he took a shower. _"What the hell am I going to do with her?"_ Dave pondered as the warm wate...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 11

_"Alright...."_ Dave thought as he sat a 2lb pack of chicken breast in his shopping cart. _"That should be everything."_ Pulling out his phone Dave double checked his grocery list. "Good. Now to get the hell out of here..." Dave mumbled as he wheeled his shopping cart around and...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 12

Dave let out a nervous sigh as he sat in his car. The garage door growled as it closed behind him. "Well I guess this is the moment of truth..." Dave's eyes were transfixed on the door that led into his condo. "Fuck it..." Dave mumbled as he got out of his car. Leaving his grocer...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 13

As Dave brought in his groceries he began to piece together a plan for the rest of the day. _"I'm sure I can find something about DPCs on the internet... I'll just tell her to watch TV and then I'll have this all figured out in 30 minutes tops..."_ Dave thought as he closed his r...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 14

"For fuck sake..." Dave grumbled as he once again cleared his search bar. "Why is there nothing about DPC's anywhere on the fucking internet..." Dave had tried multiple search engines, multiple search terms, and even joined a couple of sketchy forums, but he still couldn't find a...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 15

Barbara waited patiently as Dave put together a sandwich for himself. "Alright..." Dave placed a piece of bread on top of his sandwich and turned back to Barbara. "I know it's not Giada quality, but it's not terrible." Dave held up the plate that his sandwich sat on. "Now..." Dav...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 16

Barbara's concerned eyes made contact with Dave's. "Dave... I... I feel funny..." Barbara's voice trailed off. A chill ran down Dave's spine. "Shit!" Dave said taking a step back from Barbara. "What do you need? What do I do? Barb!?!" Dave was beginning to panic when he noticed...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 17

Dave's mouth hung wide open as he stared at Barbara who now looked to be in her early to mid 40s. _"How...."_ Dave thought as he ran his fingers through his hair. _"How did that just happen..."_ Dave turned and walked over to the little kitchen table in stunned silence. Pulling o...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 18

Dave took another bite of his sandwich as he reread the instructions. _"Maybe she's right... Maybe it was the water."_ Dave thought as he glanced over at Barbara. Barbara smiled at Dave and raised her eyebrows up and down. Dave chuckled and turned his attention back to the instru...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 19

**BUZZ BUZZ** The dryer had just finished drying the load of laundry that Dave had started earlier. "Come on." Dave said walking out of the kitchen. "Your new clothes are ready." Barbara snatched up her blanket from the floor and hurried after Dave. Popping open the dryer Dave b...

by ThisIsNoOne

Chapter 20

"So you adapt to your environment and tailor yourself to my needs." Barbara nodded yes as she continued to fold. "So if I was really really into latin women, you would become a latina?" Barbara again nodded yes. "Okay, but what if I had some kinky android fetish?" "Then I would...