Synch

by sunnypack

1 - Prologue

I miss the extranet feeds.

Instant updates on things that I liked, news that I wanted to keep an eye on, drama, interactions, videos and the various other minutiæ that made up the heartbeat of humanity.

It was an addiction that we couldn't escape, but I revelled in it.

After the inception of the extranet, humanity had locked itself in its slumbering cradle, bypassing the demand to expand and concentrating on the entertainment sparked from a collection of wanton authors.

Most of the new content that was created was garbage, but none really wanted to recognise it as so. Cliques had formed, groups had the community of tight-knit belonging that meshed them together and against all other outside criticisms and opinions.

What had started out as the sharing of information, then the centralising of such, became the drawing of social lines and the exclusive membership of those that thought similar things.

Where was innovation? Where was the desire to reach out and know more?

I think our passion was dying, like an appendage so forgotten that it became useless, a muscle never strained that it had grown soft.

We were the era's spoilt children.

We knew nothing of struggle or pain, fear or destruction, hunger or loss.

The quantum age was a curse disguised as a blessing.

But none were the wiser.

Even me.

Author's Note:

First of all, thank you so much for giving Synch a read, I hope you find some enjoyment from it!

Also because I actually live in Australia this is written in Australian English, sorry for the inconvenience to our other English-speaking counterparts!

Comments

[ArcaneVisions]

Stardate 0172.4 I have begun the journey, to all those that come after let this be a guide, to those that came before....it begins.

[Diamond264]

>START
Downloading Homosuck Homestuck references...
Loading chapter processor...
Reviewing reviewing...
Personality updating...
STARTING COMPLETE
>INFO
Name: Unit C2648234. "Cyan 264" for short.
Quest: Read and review story. Compile it, then submit it as a blog post. Posting in comments for now.
Status: Getting sleepy. Might not post until tomorrow.
>ACTIVATE PROGTAM: "BEGIN IT"
It begins.
I am unit C2648234. As mentioned earlier, "Cyan 264" for short.
I am on a spaceship. Or at least, I am programmed to believe that.
I will go on a journey to read this story, and write logs on what I observe. I will also record logs on the ship's condition. Hopefully (or as hopeful as i can be, being an emotionless A.I.), the ship's power will last me through the story.
After that, who knows? Who can calculate? I might start putting irons in the fire. Wait, what does that even mean? I meant to say I might do another story. But before then, into the great beyond (of FIMfiction)!

[Dinoguy1000]

If you feel like fixing it, "minutia" is singular; its plural form is "minutiae" (or "minutiæ" if ligatures are your thing).

[Pedro-Paramo]

Oh, my god! I'm such a very long journey. I haven't even read all the butterfly in the wheels saga!

[HooskerKat]

Im american