MUTANT IN A SUIT

SOMEWHERE IN CALIFORNIA…

6:32PM. SEPTEMBER 7TH 2043…

The sky outside the car was a little bit cloudy, from the looks of it, it would rain, but there was nothing about rain in the weather forecast that morning, just a bit of cloud and a chilly atmosphere so everyone went about with their usual evening activities.

”Hey mum. I would really like to get a book from the library, mind if I drop here? ” Dorian, a skinny looking boy with short blonde hair and grey eye color finally broke the long silence in his mothers car. ”Alright dear, but make sure you meet me at the store so we can get all what you need before it gets dark, okay? ” A tall woman with long black hair also with grey eye color and a surprisingly small lip with a long neck replied Dorian. She slowed the vehicle down and came to a halt near the pedestrian lane so Dorian could alight from the car. ”Okay, love you ”, he replied closing the door with a soft thud and watched his mum drive off when the traffic light turned green.

”How may I help you sir? ” A C.E.R (Civilian Efficient Robot) flew towards Dorian. C.E.Rs are spherical robots that fly around the city to assist civilians. Although they are very helpful, Dorian thinks they are a blot to the beautiful city. ”Um… I just need to get to the library and I know the way, thanks ”, Dorian said hastily and walked away before the C.E.R could say any other thing, ”I don need a robot telling me what to do ”, he sighed and turned at a corner. Walking along a new street, he saw few robots flying ahead and he increased the pace at which he was walking because he didn want to be stopped by another C.E.R. I hope they finish the upgraded version of this annoying things soon, Dorian thought to himself. The upgraded version of the C.E.Rs are going to have a face recognition system whereby you don get stopped by another C.E.R within the time frame of four hours if a C.E.R has previously stopped you. The makers of the robots are putting a lot of hard work into this project to the comfort of the civilians because they get at least twenty messages a day with complains about the robots stopping people at regular intervals and usually delaying them.

”Hey Mrs. Brown, can I borrow this book? ” Dorian brought out his new phone which was just released last month by a company called Xeno. The phone is completely transparent and comes with a special ear pud which only works with the phone. Dorian showed her the picture of the book on his phone. ”Oh… sorry Dorian but a kid just came by and borrowed the last copy the library has ”. Mrs. Brown straightened her glasses, ”by the way where are your glasses? ” She asked him now walking towards a shelf. ”Well… I wear contact lenses now ” he removed them and placed them in their case. ” Its cool because the AI in them makes your sight normal for about an hour when you take them off and it also has the ability to magnify things just by talking to them ” he finished speaking with a grin plastered on his face. ”Well I better get one of those, Im sick and tired of getting the handle of my glasses broken every time Im in a hurry or when they fall down ”, she said looking slightly frustrated and adjusting her glasses. ” I better get going. My mums waiting for me at the groc