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edition,” initially created by <a href="undefined">John Fanidis</a>. Find out how to contribute to the ongoing story <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-choose-your-own-adventure-collaboration-67dd19b387b1">here</a>, or head back to the previous chapter written by <a href="undefined">Panagiotis Katsanidis</a> <a href="https://readmedium.com/brain-toaster-1d050dbe4a5b">here</a>.</p></blockquote><p id="dc16">You step close enough to the man to hear him gasping and realize that he is, in fact, still breathing.</p><p id="3e84">“Sir…? Um… can you hear me?”</p><p id="0d8e">You wait, then realize that the faint gasping sounds have stopped. The stranger’s chest is no longer rising and falling. Panicking, you run a memory

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scan for the resuscitation procedure, but your own processors inform you that, based on the man’s condition, the chances of reviving him are less than 2%.</p><p id="431c">You attempt to blow air into his lungs anyway. Unfortunately, he vomits a sludgy, chunky, green mess all over your face and chest.</p><h2 id="5eb3">Continue….</h2><blockquote id="046c"><p>This is a collaborative story. Please feel free to join in and add a chapter, furthering the story in any way you like. Each main part of the story (not including choices and blurb) should be a 100-word <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-drabble-challenge-for-authors-1a0e02b386e0">drabble</a>. Or drop suggestions in the comments!</p></blockquote></article></body>

DRABBLE STORY ARC #3: A CITY OF REGRETS

Resuscitation Attempt

A chapter of cyberpunk ‘choose your own ‘ story — drabble edition.

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This is a continuation of ‘Be a Good Citizen’, a ‘choose your own’ fiction story, “drabble edition,” initially created by John Fanidis. Find out how to contribute to the ongoing story here, or head back to the previous chapter written by Panagiotis Katsanidis here.

You step close enough to the man to hear him gasping and realize that he is, in fact, still breathing.

“Sir…? Um… can you hear me?”

You wait, then realize that the faint gasping sounds have stopped. The stranger’s chest is no longer rising and falling. Panicking, you run a memory scan for the resuscitation procedure, but your own processors inform you that, based on the man’s condition, the chances of reviving him are less than 2%.

You attempt to blow air into his lungs anyway. Unfortunately, he vomits a sludgy, chunky, green mess all over your face and chest.

Continue….

This is a collaborative story. Please feel free to join in and add a chapter, furthering the story in any way you like. Each main part of the story (not including choices and blurb) should be a 100-word drabble. Or drop suggestions in the comments!

Fiction
Flash Fiction
Drabble
Cyberpunk
Dystopia
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