1. Welcome To Angel Falls


    Date: 11/2/2014, Categories: Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Author: Liz, Rating: , Source: LushStories

    peace and tranquility as he breathed deep. It was as if the entire building had been designed with the sole purpose of instilling a sense of calm relaxation. He liked it. “What did you mean you bought an apartment for me?” he asked as he caught up with her. “Aeon used their discretionary powers over your estate to purchase you some living accommodation. It was presumed that somewhere like this would be more to your liking than one of the city’s housing blocks.” “You got that right,” he replied cheerfully. “I only had a few hundred bucks in my savings account though. You know, when I croaked it.” “It’s called compound interest, Mr Williams. Here,” she said tersely as she handed him a file. “This is your latest statement. Three hundred and twelve dollars, and seventeen cents, at an average of three point one percent interest over three hundred and forty-eight years.” They stepped into an immaculate, shimmering glass elevator at the far end of the lobby, which got David to wondering how much the cleaners got paid to keep the place tidy. A beautiful, clear female voice seemed to radiate from every surface of the elevator at the same time which said softly, “Welcome to Angel Falls, Mr. Williams.” “Err, thank you.” David didn’t know where to look or who to address, but he gave a slight nod in recognition as his eyes roamed around. Buildings that greeted you: that would take some getting used to. It was all very polite and civilised. He shook his head in amusement before glancing ...
    down at the current balance figure displayed on the bottom of the sheet in his hand. “Fucking fifteen million dollars?!” he screamed as the elevator doors silently slid closed. When they reached his floor, Vala motioned for David to touch the back of his hand to a glass plate that sat flush in the wall. As he did so, a quiet beep sounded and the door to his new apartment slipped discretely into the wall void. “Door access is controlled via a microchip embedded subcutaneously,” explained Vala as she strode into the room. “The same applies to any other access system such as the elevator that we were just in. Lights.” As she said the word ‘lights’, the room he had followed her into was abruptly bathed in a warm, homely glow. Panels in the ceiling and oval glass domes on the walls illuminated the large apartment. A huge ‘L’ shaped leather sofa sat in the centre of the room surrounding a polished black glass coffee table. On the wall was a sizeable portrait-orientated video display screen which was currently switched off. Most impressive though was the fact that the entire back wall of the room appeared to be made of glass. He assumed it was a window with one hell of a view, but at the moment it was completely black floor-to-ceiling all the way along. It was the very definition of luxurious by anyone’s standards and immediately brought a smile to his face. “These are your new quarters. Everything is voice activated. Just ask Alice, she can explain anything you wish to know.” “Who’s ...
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