Midnight Pals: The Sower

Octavia Butler: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the parable of the sower
Butler: the parable of the tale of the sower
Butler: the tale of the sower
Butler: boy that's really not working

Butler: for this story, i think it's time to look to the future
Poe: the future?
Butler: yes the far distant future
Butler: of 2024
Butler: so in the future of 2024

Butler: a christo-fascist government comes to power over a crumbling America bedeviled by climate change and wealth disparity
King:
Poe:
Koontz:
Barker:
Butler: now you may be asking
Butler: how did she know?
Poe: how DID you know?

Butler: an America falling apart, states are their own military dictatorships, police are corrupt
King: that's crazy that you're so good at predicting America's future
King: it's like you live in America or something!
Poe: for real, how are you doing this?

Barker: eh i'm not impressed
Baker: i feel like predicting the rise of a christo-fascist government in a crumbling America bedeviled by climate change and wealth disparity is pretty much a gimmie

Butler: ok fine
Butler: but what if this christo-fascist government comes to power using the slogan "make American great again"
Barker:
Barker: ok yeah that's impressive

Poe: how ARE you doing this??
Butler: simple
Butler: i simply looked at the America of the present day
Butler: and asked myself what would the future look like
King: that's good! i gotta make a note of that
King: anyone got a pen?
King: these writing tips are gold!
King: that is seriously incredible

King: some scary accurate predictions!
King: why is everyone always talking about Margaret atwood's predictions? these are way better!
Barker: yeah these leave Margaret atwood in the dust!
Barker: like, there's no comparison!
Margaret Atwood [under cardboard box, through vocoder]: beep boop :(

Margaret Atwood: [under cardboard box, through vocoder] beep boop i am predict-o-tron, the robot that predicts the future
Barker: oh we're not interested in that anymore Margaret

Barker: your predictions are all so obvious
Margaret Atwood: [under cardboard box, through vocoder] beep boop :(
Barker: but go ahead
Barker: give us one now
Barker: if it makes you feel better

Atwood: [under cardboard box, through vocoder] beep boop reproductive health will be threatened by conservatives
Barker: oh damn wow
Barker: you must have fuckin crystal ball to come up with that one!
Poe: clive
Barker: oh come on edgar we all saw that one coming

Butler: anyway this christofash government in a collapsing dystopian America only lasts one term
Butler: then they vote him out
Barker: wait, they still have elections in this collapsing dystopian America?
Butler: oh yeah
Butler: yeah i mean why not

King: this is a real downer
King: can we hear some future predictions that DON'T come true?
Diane Duane: i have some stories about the utopian post-scarcity star trek future
King: no i meant like
King: bad things that don't come true
King: not good ones :/