Chapters tagged bureaucracy

by bartolimieu07

Chapter 1

"Greetings! ¡Bienvenidos! Introducing the Bureau of Sexual Services! We're from the government, and we're here to help...you get your rocks off! Formed in the waning days of the last administration, BoSS seeks to boost citizen satisfaction through unorthodox measures. "Feel free...

by bartolimieu07

Chapter 2

After the city bus drops me off, I stand for a minute or two, frozen on the sidewalk, staring at the impressive structure. The austere white marble stretches upward five or six stories and dozens of meters to the left and right, the only distinguishing feature being the unassumin...

by bartolimieu07

Chapter 3

Dennis reaches into one of the desk drawers and pulls out a sheaf of paper. "I think an S340 form will be best for this situation," he says. I blanch a little. There must be two dozen pages in total, with writing on both sides! This is going to take forever! I bite my lower lip,...

by bartolimieu07

Chapter 3

Dennis pulls out a form from one of his desk drawers. "Alright, let's start with some basic information. Most of this I can get from your license. Let's see... Name...Lilah Merrywether. Gender...female. Age...twenty-four. Height...one hundred and sixty-eight centimeters. Weight.....

by bartolimieu07

Chapter 3

I relax in the chair, browsing on my phone. After twenty minutes, Simone comes through the door she entered before, accompanied by a slightly older woman in a nice business suit. They both look a little ashen-faced. "Well, Mr. Carlson." Simone clears her throat. "I received the...

by bartolimieu07

Chapter 2

It has been quite a few revolutions around its star since anyone traveled to the planet known as Earth--the last being Color-of-Helium-Excited-to-2.11-Electron-Volts. Given their mysterious disappearance, the Great Design has finally seen fit to designate an investigator--namely,...