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Image description: the yaer was Two Thousand and twenty-four. I took a puff of my Electronic-Cigarette, inhaling the vapours. my mobile terminal buzzed in my pocket, a flat slab of microchips and glossy touchscreen. I ignored it… probably another Electronic-Mail
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The near-blinding kaleidoscope of lights and color faded to blackness as my virtual reality headset powered down. Pulling the headset away, I yawned and blinked, my eyes adjusting to the LED lighting that bathed my gaming space in neon. I fumbled to turn off the lights. Many colleagues of mine had taken to configuring such devices with voice recognition and control, but truthfully, I was too uneasy to do so myself, fearing who might be listening on the other end.
I checked the device in my pocket for the current time. Damn. Later than I hoped.
I walked sluggishly away to bed, punching buttons on the slab in my hand until alarms were set, calendars were reviewed, and quiet again took the space.
Wait nooo you made this a genre I actually want!!!Modern, within our grasp technology, yet written in this futuristic detective noir style. Kinda like Veronica Mars was a modern take on the style.
Or like William Gibson writing in William Gibson’s style
In case you haven’t heard of it, check out Altered Carbon. It’s a series and the first book is cyberpunk noir detective stuff. Rest aren’t. Good, but not in the noir style.
Contemporary, but make it crunchy. Make it pulpy.