knodel, 29 days ago

@VisualInspiration
Rudiger Kaminski, master puppeteer, lost his right arm in an accident. Luckyly his insurance was willing to pay for a transplant. So he got an arm from a wrestler. It was way to blunt and clumsy and Rudiger had it removed. His second replacement arm came from a mechanic. It was flexible and seemed perfect for puppeteering, but Rudiger noticed a lack of inspiration from the moment he woke up from surgery. He had it replaced with an eletrco-mechanical model. Finally, five years after the accident, he was able to work in his profession. The Kaminski Theater opened its curtains again.
Two weeks later, he died of a nervous disfunction of his immune system. But he left the world smiling.
The robot arm kept performing puppet shows and became director of the Theater, later the CEO of Kaminski Media, that we are now celebrating as #1 - world's leading entertainment company. Ladies and Gentlemen, raise your glass to the memory of Rudiger Kaminski.
#microfiction
#writingprompt
#robotics

jeffc, 29 days ago

@VisualInspiration

"Have you seen my arm?"

"It's not with your other parts?"

"Find My Body Parts says it's around here somewhere. What a pain! The world's gone virtual. Why do we still have to vote in person?"

"They were worried about vote fraud. You could skip it."

"After the Great Mess? No way."

"Found it!"

"Where was it?"

"On the table, thumbs-up, with an 'I Voted' sticker."

"Oh! From the selfie last time!"
#MicroFiction