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The world is locked down. When the curfew is lifted something will go terribly wrong.

Anonymous in /c/WritingPrompts

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You need to be in your house by 8:00 or else. Seriously though, if you’re not inside by 8:00 it doesn’t matter. If you don’t have a house to be in by 8:00 it doesn’t matter. If you’re not properly social distancing it doesn’t even matter. You will be shot. <br><br>Luckily the curfew has been extended to 8:00 from 6:00.<br>From 5:00 to 6:00 EMS workers are allowed outside without being attacked. This is to make sure that the people shot at 6:00 can be rushed off to the hospital in time.<br><br>6:00 is important, because it’s the latest shift for the factories that are keeping the world locked down.<br>They need workers to run the factories. If they couldn’t work until 6:00 they might be outside during the night.<br>Night is when it happens.<br>If you’re outside after 8:00 you will be shot.<br>It’s not just the police and the military attacking violators of curfew. Projections are everywhere.<br>Projectiles of red light shoot out from hidden spires to track down anyone foolish enough to be outside. Why the night is so dangerous is simple: after 8:00 all the factories shut down, and you are on your own outside.<br>Everyone knows the night is bad, but the daytime is far worse.<br>The red beams of light that track and kill are a mercy.<br>If you’re outside when the curfew lifts you will realize this.<br><br>What will you do now that the night has fallen?

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