<blockquote>He's shivering as he emerges from the pod. No surprise, he was frozen for like a billion years.
I do all the stuff on the script, all the "Fear Not! You are a welcomed citizen of our Utopia!" stuff while I'm toweling him off. Apparently he's about as good as I am with awkward silence 'cause it's not three seconds before he starts making small talk.
"So, how'd you get to be a. . ." He waves his hand.
"A Tour Guide To The Future?!"
"Yeah." The guy smiles gratefully at me. "I imagine you had a lot of training. . . ?"
"None whatsoever!" I chirp. He looks confused.
"Allocator chose me because I incidentally have the exact skills and qualifications necessary for this task, and because I had one of the highest enthusiasm scores!"</blockquote>
➤ this story is weird and incredible and I was very surprised to be having feelings by the end given how much I was giggling through most of the story. I love it.
