Ever had to rely on a ceiling fan for entertainment purposes?
Not the most fun way to pass the time, I'd say.
But it's half past midnight on some weekday in November, I forget which one, and I find myself doing so, mostly out of a lack of desire to knock myself out.
It might sound irresponsible, not sleeping at a late hour like that, but in my defense, I had a long power nap not too long before. High school tends to make one lose control of their REM schedules.
Anyway, I'm steady watching the fan, while also thinking stupid thoughts about the infinite possibilities this hour has in store-- that is, for those who aren't imprisoned in their rooms by traditional social norms. Meanwhile, the "sane ones" like myself are trapped, doomed to live out their nights with one of two options: either A) sleep, or B) ennui, and since I wasn't tired I was forced to deal with the latter.
The stupid fan's mocking me, all the while. There it stands, the centerpiece of my room's flat upper surface, as content with itself as any non-sentient object could be, and the more I watch the blasted thing make its conceited rotations, the more I feel the need to get away from it.
And that's when I hear a sound not unlike that of glass being tapped.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
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