The Mars Shock
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The underground lake steamed like a hot bath. The speaker above the door of the silo had gone silent.
The door swung open. Kristiansen followed the born-again Martians into an open-plan office lit by overhead fixtures.
Whatever he’d expected, it wasn’t this. It looked ridiculously similar to the back office of some small company on Earth. Messy desks stood in island arrangements, crowded with clunky computer equipment.
And stacks of paper.
Like the office of some small company on Earth … a... hundred years ago. No one used paper anymore.
“Don’t just stand there dripping on the mat,” the same female voice as before called out. Its owner glided into view, seated on an office chair with wheels, propelling herself with her feet. She was the first Martian woman Kristiansen had seen. She looked to be in her early forties, and wore a sack-like tunic over leggings. Her long black hair hung in a braid down her back. At first glance Kristiansen thought she was hugely fat. Then he realized she was hugely pregnant.MoreLess
The underground lake steamed like a hot bath. The speaker above the door of the silo had gone silent.
The door swung open. Kristiansen followed the born-again Martians into an open-plan office lit by overhead fixtures.
Whatever he’d expected, it wasn’t this. It looked ridiculously similar to the back office of some small company on Earth. Messy desks stood in island arrangements, crowded with clunky computer equipment.
And stacks of paper.
Like the office of some small company on Earth … a... hundred years ago. No one used paper anymore.
“Don’t just stand there dripping on the mat,” the same female voice as before called out. Its owner glided into view, seated on an office chair with wheels, propelling herself with her feet. She was the first Martian woman Kristiansen had seen. She looked to be in her early forties, and wore a sack-like tunic over leggings. Her long black hair hung in a braid down her back. At first glance Kristiansen thought she was hugely fat. Then he realized she was hugely pregnant.MoreLess
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