Music video:
youtu.be/FLrtuaD7OCE
[Flash Fiction / Short Story]
/ Papa Sato's Spicy Noodles
That one night was the day. The day when the neighborhood got much safer. Everybody sane avoids the nights if possible. It was the same for me. I had grabbed takeaway noodles from Papa Sato and was headed back to my lair. Back in front of those screens. That's where I use my days to do all the small gigs people ask of me. Like the guy who had his legs modded to work like a spider. He needed the control chip programmed for that. I do not know where people get these ideas. Well, I'd rather not judge. Got to earn my living somehow in this city_
I had just passed around the corner when the explosion happened at Sato's Spicy Noodles. Rumors say it was an accident and gas burners had exploded. Some say it was a gang hit. Papa Sato's slogan "all are welcome" may not be the smartest, but he's still a fine cook. The place was packed with people when the fire took over the entire place. Everybody now says it was a miracle. No one was hurt bad, and everybody was safe before the fire control got to the site. All I saw was that flash of neon lights. Something, or someone, stormed in and saved everybody. Even old Sato got out alive. Only his noodles were getting too hot. Too hot for my taste_
Since that day, gangs have treated the shopkeepers well on that street. Maybe out of fear? Whatever the reason is, at least streets are safer. People call the miracle a neighborhood hero. Call it a coincidence, but it reminds me of a gig someone asked a few months back. A job which I got sent a doll chip to mod into some nighttime superhero fantasy... something. Poor rich kid tried to bargain and rip me off, threatened to close me down otherwise. Nobody gets to rip me off, so I added extra code to the chip. To keep me and my noodles safe. I called the new mod, the Superdoll_
released January 31, 2023
Produced by Faraday Fusion