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Ghosts in Earthly Colors by karlayvette
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I went Clubbing in Hell by StorySpinner
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What happens if you walk barefoot at midnight? You would probably say nothing happens but have you ever tried walking barefoot five steps away from the extreme West side of your house? Madison is instantly transported to a club called "The Hell Bar and Lounge" when she does the above. At first glance she thinks the club filled with humans but at a closer look she realizes they are too perfect to be human. It's a place, no human has ever heard of before. Hidden in another dimension, it's a club in which beautiful creatures, who are certainly not human, get together. A Charming non-human boy introduces her to the "The Hell Bar and Lounge".
M.A.I.D.S. [season 1] by MACThree
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[season 1] In the near-future, mankind succeeds in curing A.I.D.S. However, something much worse fills the void, an aggressive sickness that only affects females. Though only 50% of Earth's population is at risk of contracting M.A.I.D.S., the illness impacts everyone. World War III begins as panic-stricken governments seize healthy females in order to ensure the survival of their people, but even warfare and forced breeding programs can't halt the inevitable: mankind is dying out. An international team of scientists combine existing technologies, theories, and desperation to create Synthia, a synthetic human female capable of M.A.I.D.S.-free existence and, most importantly, reproduction. Biomechanical humans, dubbed Synthias, are mass-produced, and mankind's population begins to slowly increase after being decimated by the illness and war. The cost of salvation is souls. Synthias are denied basic human rights because they are manufactured, not born. After staging an unsuccessful uprising, the facilities where Synthias are mass-produced undergo great changes. Synthia manufactories are re-opened as boutiques where a man's mate can be custom-ordered, right down to the various skills and knowledge the Synthia possesses. A truly male-oriented world emerges around this new technology. Adam, the first son of a Synthia, wants something more than a mere breeding machine. He wants a true partner and something like the "love" he only knows about from pre-war media. The Synthia he creates is something new that threatens to destroy the status quo... Adam's Synthia is not an it. Adam's Synthia is a she. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M.A.I.D.S. is the winner of two Watty Awards (2011).