Beta, the Executive Vice President of Analion always considered himself to be a thoughtful and introspective person. He thought that he was pretty good at predicting future problems that might arise, and in directing progress in order to avoid them. So when the truth came out that something was wrong with a product that his organization had made, he was heartbroken. He had been there from the beginning. He built the organization with his friend, Alpha. People would often ask if he felt overshadowed by the face of Analion, but he never felt as much. Alpha was great at carrying out the processes necessary to run a business, but Beta was better at solving problems. Together they built one of the largest architectural and engineering firms around the globe. They considered Lion Tower to be their greatest achievement. What better way to demonstrate their expertise in the field than to work out of a building they had designed and created from start to finish? Unfortunately, the project was not without its issues, and they were all coming to a head now that it was practically complete. Beta was unable to find a solution. Part of the reason for this was his fear and anxiety over the company’s recent issues. This caused him to distrust his own decisions. He now questioned everything he had ever done, and every choice he had ever made. He was just too close to the situation, and needed a fresh pair of eyes. Beta felt like he was ultimately the one who caused the problems, so he needed to ask for help from someone who understood what was going on, but was almost certainly not the at the root of the problems. If Alpha couldn’t figure out what they should do, then no one could. Now the only thing left to do was to wait.
-
Current Schedule
-
Sundays (macrofiction)
-
The Advancement of Mateo Matic
Now that the lineup has been irreversibly established, and their reliance upon the direction of any external force removed from the equation, Team Matic must decide for themselves what missions to take. As they approach the year that changes everything, they may find themselves on a long detour.
Click here for the complete list of volumes thus far
-
-
Weekdays (microfiction)
-
Mateo Daily
Daily installments of The Advancement of Mateo Matic have temporarily replaced all weekday stories.
-
-
Saturdays (mezzofiction)
-
Mateo Daily
Daily installments of The Advancement of Mateo Matic have temporarily replaced all Saturday stories.
-
-
- Multiseries
- Single Series
- Darning Wars
- Recursiverse
- Miscellaneous
- CONTACT
- About Me
My name is Nick Fisherman III. It's not my real name, but that's not because I'm trying to hide from my former agency, or something. I named myself after someone I've known for most of my life, and he chose it in honor of his late best friend. I took up writing when I found myself failing 8th grade science, and realized I might never reach my dream of becoming a biochemist, a meteorologist, and a quantum physicist. I started developing my canon after a scouting trip to an island inspired what I thought would be my first novel. I founded this website upon the advice of many people, who told me I needed to get my work out there, and not wait for an agent to accept my manuscript. You can expect one new story every day. Weekdays are for microstories, which are one or two paragraphs long. They're usually only thematically linked, so you won't have to read one to understand another, but they do sometimes tell a combined story. Sundays are for my continuous longer story, The Advancement of Mateo Matic, which I started in the beginning, and won't end until 2066. Saturdays are for long series, most of which take place in the same universe as Mateo, and add to the larger mythology.
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Microstory 402: Floor 41 (Part 1)
Labels:
analysis
,
atrium
,
building
,
company
,
elevator
,
employees
,
experimental
,
floor
,
glass
,
meditation
,
microfiction
,
microstory
,
mistake
,
president
,
problems
,
scandal
,
stories
,
system
,
tower
,
window
Subscribe to:
Post Comments
(
Atom
)
No comments :
Post a Comment