Happy Mother’s Day…
May 12, 2024
AI generated art from Pixabay
don’t forget Mother’s Day
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By 2052 the monsters were out of the closet, or wherever some of them had been hiding. I heard it was quite a show. The conservatives had a fit and tried to kill everyone, just randomly, monster or not. Eventually they left and formed a community of their own, which was good for everyone, I guess. But that’s all ancient history.
I’m not sure why different species are called monsters. Apparently, the so called monsters, thought humans were the real monsters and that’s why they stayed hidden for so long. I can understand how they felt They said humans killed everything and they only killed when they were forced to, in order to survive.
So, now that we’re caught up, vampires, werewolves, trolls, you name it, we’ve got them. My name is Hannah and I’m a EMT for all those monsters. I’m on call around the clock. My boss, is a moron and out of touch with reality. I keep trying to get him to come on a run with me, so he’ll understand the reason we need more funding, but he’s too terrified of what’s on the streets to leave his office. Like I said, a moron.
I love my job. Something different with every call. I have a crew, but sometimes I’m on my own. A downed vamp, just before the sun comes up is a real emergency, although not all vampires have sun allergies. It’s funny, but no matter how big the creatures are, once they’re hurt, they’re all afraid. I try to talk them down before they get violent and I have to zap them, but if they give me a threatening look, it’s over. The drugs I use work fast, they have to, if I want to stay alive. Even the monsters I know can become dangerous if they’re in pain.
I got a call from a giant once. No one sees giants. Giants do not like to be around humans, which is understandable. This one came into town with an infected arm. He asked for me. He was very polite and told the woman at intake, who worked in the parking lot, that I should meet him in the park. She knew where he meant. I mean he would never fit into a building made for humans. A lot of them won’t fit, hence the desk outside the building.
When I saw his arm, I thought he had waited too long to get help. I started treating him on the spot, called my crew for back up, and we did surgery where he sat. It took some time, and a few visits, but he eventually healed. We’ve been friends ever since. I met his family and every once in awhile he brings me produce from his small garden. He was brave. I admire brave. Another reason I hate my boss. He’s a coward.
After the world kind of fell apart back in the late 20’s, through the mid 30’s, a lot of things changed. Everyone stopped hiding. Medicine changed, since the monsters were asking for help. I don’t know how some species lasted as long as they did, without proper care, but they somehow managed. And while I’m pro-monster, for the most part, there are some truly horrific things out there. They kill for fun, like humans do. They’re dangerous and the squads trained to deal with them, do their best to keep them out of the city.
The vamps are usually an easy treat. Give them a dark room and enough blood and they can pretty much heal themselves. Some of them can be entitled snobs, used to their minions worshiping at their feet, but they know better than to screw around with me. Drugs don’t really work on vamps, since they have no way to move it through their dead bodies.
I love werewolves. And yes, there are were every-things. But at times, the wolves can be like pack of fun loving puppies who like to run through the parks and pretty much play all the time. But that’s just a small part of who they are. They are tough and strong. The take offense easily, that’s where the trouble comes in. On the whole, it’s okay to go to one of their bars and spend a few hours, but they fight to the death and have an extreme set of rules that they live by. Pack law is something that keeps them in line and controls them. It’s not always easy, especially for the pups to live up to those laws, but is can often be deadly not to do so. Not always an easy life. But if you’re one of them, you’re protected. The pack takes care of pack. It can be difficult, to impossible, for a lone wolf. One who was made on the fly and has no pack. It’s very hard on them. They don’t always survive. Now and then they will be accepted into a pack, but they may always be an outsider.
Trolls mostly stay under their bridges, unless they aren’t bridge trolls, but that’s another story.
Fairies are delicate, and nasty. And while they can’t really lie, they can talk in riddles until you’ve signed away your life and first born, without even knowing it. They’re dangerous in more ways than you can imagine. They are gorgeous but never trust them. Never accept anything from them and never ask for a favor. If you do, your life is over.
Some monsters, like humans, get violent when afraid or hurt. I am equipped to deal with almost anything. My backpack is loaded with the latest equipment and the weapons on my arms are state of the art, and I never go anywhere without them. And yes, I do have enhancements. Everyone does, nowadays. Mine are specific to my job. I’m fast, strong, my vision is amazing, as is my ability to hear anything around me. I can cut, wherever I am, and I can treat almost anyone, or anything. I make no judgements. Anyone in need gets my help. Monster physiology is different, for the most part. But I have an enhancement that also gives me any information I may need during treatment, if I need help. I also don’t need much sleep, which is important, since I’m always on call.
Some of the monsters are sweet and kind, and not all of them have been seen on old film, or written about in books. Keep in mind that media has always been fiction.
I have a small apartment at the hospital. After the civil war and the break up of the country, things changed dramatically. The things people believed in and took for granted, are gone, for the most part. Tech and Medicine are big. Trying to feed anyone, after the scorched earth thing, is a problem, but they’re working on it, as well as everything else.
Most people are okay living and working with, and for, the monsters. Vampires have many businesses that employ a lot of people. They’ve had centuries to hone their business skills, although the business and the world in general, are not what they used to be.
There are few pure humans around anymore. Humans are weak. It’s a tough world. Pures can’t keep up with those who are enhanced. They knew that was coming, once AI’s hit the scene. What did they expect to happen? I never wanted to treat humans. Talk about a bad design. Perhaps they were considered well constructed at one point, but it’s hard to believe, but I have helped one or two. It’s my job to help those in need and I always do my job.
My name is Hannah and I’m an EMT for monsters.
AI generated art from: Pixabay
We have to save everything while we continue to kill everything…how does that MAKE ANY SENSE? From: Stigmatis
May 10, 2024
everyone thought the world would end
in fire or ice
but when it came down to it
the things that made us
became bored
and simply
sent a pulse
to disrupt
the atoms
that held us together
basically we just disintegrated
one second we existed
the next
we did not
simple really
and no clean up
gotta go
before..
AI generated art from: Pixabay
Photo: Karsten Winegeart
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Rethinking Life 
Written
on May 12, 2024