StoryTree
you are here

The Lending Library of Tomorrows

sci-fiEveryone
5 contributors · 3 paragraphs deep

Milo stopped. "What happens if I don't pay it back?" he asked. The librarian's gears slowed. "Then a day gets taken instead," she said. "And not always one you'd choose." Milo swallowed and stepped back toward the little door.

"No thanks," Milo said. "I'll earn my own good day." The librarian smiled, almost proud. "Good answer," she said. "Most people grab a card before I finish talking." She slid him a small candy instead. "For your honesty." The door closed gently, and the wall was brick again.

↔ version 1 of 2 of this paragraph — hover its sides to flip. The card below is what happens next.

What happens next?

0 ways forward
Vote share across the top 0 branches
No futures yet — be the one who decides what happens next.