ariasandrey

[ariasandrey]

Preserving the flow: A water conservation crusade

Definitions

Story: A description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events:

Tales: A story about imaginary events : an exciting or dramatic story.

Science fiction: A form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals.

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Today marks 15 years since the “Big Drought” happened, a world catastrophe so big it managed to break up society as a whole. Unlike any disasters history has recorded, this one was unprecedented, though it was particularly warned about. 

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I was born around 3 years before all this happened, oblivious to any of this. Admittedly, I was indeed too young to comprehend. Likewise, society also failed to understand. 

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And that’s when it hit them. As a consequence of ruthless water consumption, the Earth ran out of its most precious resource. Chaos quickly ensued, and following came governments. Entire nations breaking apart, helpless to the situation. By dusk, borders ceased to exist. Moreover, greedy corporations had taken the last bastions of usable water, only sharing amongst themselves.

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It is now 2076. What used to be a blue marble, is now nothing more than a barren, arid land. To survive, we started organizing in clans. Each clan receives a weekly ration of water, although a paltry one. Hence, many of us started scavenging looking for any unoccupied water source. Furthermore, some clans resorted to guerilla-like operations, preying upon weaker clans to take away their water. All of this, meanwhile the big fish sat back and enjoyed the mess, as if it were nothing but a spectacle to them.

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“It’s scorching, and I’m thirsty.” – I said, as we descended towards the cave.

“Focus on the mission. We’re here to search out water.” – Ryu replied.

 “Do you really think we’ll find anything?” – Cassie asked, knowing full well the task’s complexity.

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“It’s been hours since we’ve been here, set out and rendezvous with the clan.” – Ryu complained.

“Shhh. I think I hear water.” – Cassie pointed out.

“Let’s find out then.” – I replied.

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Upon reaching a hidden creek, we came across a curious little tablet.

The tablet turned out to be a time travel device, and in a flash we were transported to 2015, a time our elders had talked about numerous times. Water was abundant here, though it seemed it was where all our problems started. Big cities, big needs. Simultaneously, we saw the chance to revert it all. We talked, we warned. They called our anecdotes a spiel, fearmongers. We took leaders to our reality, to hardship. They acknowledged, no longer deaf ears.

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Suddenly, everything shifted. Water resurged; scarcity ended. The world at peace again, no traces of catastrophe.  

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References

story [sic] (n.d). Cambridge Dictionary. Retrieved in October 13, 2023 from:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/story

Tale Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved in October 13, 2023 from: https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/tale

Science Fiction Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved in October 13, 2023 from: https://www.britannica.com/art/science-fiction

How did I generate this image?

The image was really simple to generate.

The image was generated using Microsoft Image Creator, powered by DALLE-3 and found inside the newly implemented Microsoft Copilot, found in the newest version of Windows 11.

It was given the prompt, or rather, the whole story, for the AI to decide the best scenee that represented the narrative. It decided to choose the discovery of the tablet, and then generated images around it.

These images were later tweaked with shorter prompts, until I found the one I considered suitable for the narrative.

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[ariasandrey]

How did I save water yesterday?

I did as much as I could yesterday, and it didn't turn out to save as much as I would've liked to. I woke up, ate breakfast. Luckily I only used water to wash pineapple and boil eggs, so that's less strain on water. Obviously I brushed my teeth, so I can't say I helped much. Lunch was heavy on water, specially since we had guests come over. Although at dinner, we decided to just microwave burritos so we didn't use water at night.

Yesterday wasn't really kind with water if I must say so.