The night had fallen for a couple hours, and yet, Los Angeles was more dynamic than ever. The city was shining a thousand lights coming from its numerous buildings, and its population was living it's life, far from suspecting something terrible was coming their way. And yet, it was. You see, there are things humans have come to think impossible, because the...
Nobody noticed at first. Once in a while, a seemingly normal woman would suddenly lose her mind completely. A 40 old mother suddenly turned into a complete nymphomaniac. A well established CEO suddenly started robbing banks, ending up in jail. A judge would get caught by police for suddenly ripping off her clothes in public. Those sudden moments of madness w...
(For the original story, that takes place about 10 years later, see https://chyoa.com/story/Hollywood%27s-new-agent.23782 )) -John, how many times do I have to tell you, I'm sick of taking care of all your dirty laundry, it's more than time that you start doing things by yourself. You're 18 now, for Christ sake ! John mumbled something his mother couldn't un...
-I think there’s someone at the door. Peter sighed and looked away from the newspaper he had been reading since he had started his breakfast with his family. He looked at his wife and smiled. After sixteen years of marriage, as both were approaching their forties, he was still in love with Laura. Her brown hair, her blue eyes, not to mention her generous cur...
L’aéroport de Roissy était bondé en ce début d’été. Les vacanciers se bousculaient comme si leur vie dépendait de leur présence dans leur avion avant le départ de ce dernier. De temps en temps, une voix monocorde faisait une annonce dans un micro, dominant quelques instants le désordre ambiant. Des groupes se formaient et se séparaient. Les milliers de gens...
-C’est prêt ? Le hacker se tourna vers son boss, qui se tenait toujours dans l’ombre. La pièce était plongée dans une semi-pénombre, seulement éclairée par la lumière de la lune. -Et comment que c’est prêt. Encore un clic et ce sera prêt à être distribué. -Parfait. Est-ce que tu te rends compte du bordel que ça va répandre à travers le monde ? -J’ai hâte de...
La ville de Fort-Sépia était un endroit sans histoire. Les jours et les nuits qui s'y écoulaient se déroulaient généralement sans imprévus, et le soir ou commence cette histoire ne semblait pas faire exception à la règle. Au milieu des maisons plongées dans l'obscurité, une seule se démarquait. Ses fenêtres allumées et les silhouettes qui bougeaient, sans pa...
(suite plus ou moins directe d'Un Pouvoir Absolu : https://chyoa.com/story/Un-pouvoir-absolu.21782) -Votre carrière tourne au ralenti et vous avez besoin d'un coup de pouce pour redémarrer ? Alors je suis l'homme qu'il vous faut. Bonjour, je suis John Doe, et relancer des carrières, c'est mon métier. Pour la modique somme de 100 000 dollars, payables à l'ava...
"Oh my God !" The woman who had yelled those words didn't look like a troublemaker. When she had entered this grocery store a few minutes earlier, she looked like your average conservative housewife in her early fourties. When she had noticed that creep staring at her breasts while licking his lips, she had told him firmly to leave her alone. Then,...
-Your career is not going as you would like it to go and you think you need a boost ? Then I'm the right man for you. Hello, my name is John Doe, and resurrecting fading careers is my job. For the modest sum of $100,000, payable in advance and in cash, nothing is impossible for me. After Harvey Weinstein's reign of terror in recent years, I believe it is tim...