Tag: Story055

You Become a Desert Cult Leader

You agree to install the system update. You also agree to a bunch of other pop-ups. Terms and conditions? Sure. Clear space? Okaaaay– wait, clear what exactly? A few clicks and the dialogue shows you what it wants to delete. No, you will not delete all your photos of life before The Great Uh-Oh. Painfully, […]

Your Phone Takes You to Outpost Zero

You agree to install the system update. You also agree to a bunch of other pop-ups. Terms and conditions? Sure. Clear space? Fine. Join the Apple Marauders? Whatever. The status bar crawls slowly and agonizingly. It takes 40 minutes, but amazingly, the phone finishes updating with a little battery to spare. A friendly screen encourages […]

You Read the Terms and Conditions

You agree to install the system update. But first, the phone asks you to agree to a long page of terms and conditions. A cautious consumer, you slowly and carefully read the text. The legalese suggests that the new updates are meant to help you reconnect with what remains of humanity, but that if you […]

You Played a Game Called Piggy Match

There’s only one thing you’ve wanted to do since The Great Uh-Oh began. There’s this game on your phone called Piggy Match. You match three pigs of the same color in the sty and they oink and run around and you get Mud Coins. Those Mud Coins can be used to “style your sty” or […]

You Texted Your Mom

You were far from home during The Great Uh-Oh. What happened to your family? It’s been weighing on you all these years. Hopefully now, you can find the answer. “mom?” you text. “are you there?” No response. Your phone creeps down to its final bar. Maybe this was a mistake. But then, the dots appear. […]