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epitome of incomprehensibility
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I wrote a story set in 2020 when I was a teenager (in 2004).
It was for a school project. It was supposed to be a parody of 1984.
The main character is going to Appleopolis College in New York City and encounters somewhat comical obstacles.
Footnote: Author's fear of entering CEGEP (college in Quebec; there was one called Marianopolis, though I didn't go to in).
There's also another character who manages to hack into the New York subway system that's now run by New York Computer.
Footnote: Grade 11 World History covered the Great Depression. I remembered "Wall Street crash," which became "New York Computer crash," also not a literal crash, but I suppose reminiscent of 9/11. Less seriously, stoppages on the Montreal metro.
The hacker was Australian. And a GMH (genetically modified human). But if he were born 24 years earlier, that'd mean such a technology was available long before 2004, making the story into alternate history as well as a faux-dystopia.
The sad thing is, I wasn't taking any drugs as a teenager.
...About the shoulder pads: someone gave me a long black suit jacket/dress with oversized golden buttons and shoulder pads. I like it but the shoulder pads are kinda annoying.
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