Tales of the Courier – Two for the Show
1courier is watching the strange AI powered vehicle race towards where he is standing. He wonders if he’ll have time to flee, and decides not. Then, the m-com link flashes on and beckons, the sense of humor right on time.
He grins instead, and decides to hold his ground, he has no boots for running. Furthermore, there was no outrunning the sleek and extremely fast machine, much less anywhere to go.
The machine bears down on his position. Then, with a precision no human could achieve, parks deftly, mere inches from 1courier. From blazing to park, in a nano second, 1courier can appreciate that kind of style.
The Show
The driverside window opens, and 1courier sees a pair of boots on the driver’s seat. Subsequently, his appreciation grows, as he reaches in and grabs the boots. After donning the boots, he waits to see what the strange ride, will do next.
The m-com link flashes again this time nonstop, it seems, HQ was determined. 1courier clicks on the unit, and reads his instructions, they are marked urgent.
The ride is a self-driving AI powered prototype, and 1courier is expected to return it in pristine condition. He grins as he gets behind the wheel.
He was to pickup multiple packages, further up the road, the destination point was in the ride’s navigation. As the door closes, the ride takes off, the force of acceleration gluing 1courier against his seat.
They arrive within an hour, and the cargo is waiting to be picked up. 1courier loads the ride with the cargo, and he makes sure he has all the packages, as per the instructions.
The Courier
Within minutes he’s back on the road driving fast to the dropoff location. Furthermore, he’s driving the machine now, the AI had begrudgingly agreed. Although, 1courier suspected it was more of a, throw a dog a bone, kind of thing.
A short time later, he arrives at the dropoff location. An interstellar spaceship, destined for points across the galaxy. 1courier always feels a sense of wonder to see the spaceships. They were the elite of all delivery specialists.
The timing is on point, and he puts the ride close to the main elevator servicing the spaceship. Time to hand off the cargo. Once the ride is emptied, 1courier gets ready for a completion of the run, and a hasty departure.
He starts the ride, and it doesn’t start. The countdown is now under a minute. He tries the ride again, nervously checking the very close rocket boosters of the spaceship.
Nothing, the ride is stalled, and the countdown is at zero. Then, the rockets of the spaceship fire, as 1courier watches them from below them. So much for the pristine condition of the ride.
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