Brass – Page 6 – Little Fears

Ladder Climb

February 20, 2019 LittleFears15 Comments

Brass Ep. 32

As Copper and Iron left the house, it began sinking into the ground. Copper gasped when she realised it was going to take her vintage ladder collection with it.

Iron placed a consolatory claw on Copper’s leg. Her new friend may be a mute, but Copper was glad she wasn’t facing this alone. She knew when this was over she’d be able to rebuild her life and ladder collection.

Step by step.

Photo by Biao Xie on Unsplash. Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Music Machines

February 19, 2019 LittleFears24 Comments

Brass Ep. 31

“You can’t talk, can you?” sighed Copper as they headed towards the exit. Irons silence offered a reply.

Copper grabbed her Hi-Fi’s keyboard as she left the house. She’d heard voiceless robots would only communicate with keyboards synchronized to musical devices.

She immediately chastised herself. Clearly, that was stereotyping.

Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Sat Nav

February 18, 2019 LittleFears17 Comments

Brass Ep. 30

Iron stepped out of the bath and shook herself off. “We need to leave,” said Copper, filling her bag once again with supplies. The rumble of buildings collapsing up the road urged them into action.

Copper grabbed the map and looked for her sat-nav. She darted into the kitchen where she’d left it plugged in to charge and update.

Cursing herself for a silly mistake, as it was now in sync.

Ooo, now that’s one that works better over voice!

Shout out to Dee who bought me a Ko-Fi the other day (Jenny Haynes and DeesDaily). Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Different Levels

February 15, 2019 LittleFears21 Comments

Brass Ep. 29

Copper awoke to the sound of the houses over the road collapsing. She peeked outside. A dim pre-dawn light revealed the entire terrace was gone.

She grabbed a freshly charged battery and hooked up the mechanical creature. “I remember now. You’re Iron,” gasped Copper.

Flicking a switch, Iron’s eyes lit up red. “I hope you remember, we built an extra floor of a house together,” sighed Copper.

That was another story.

Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Politics Puns

February 14, 2019 LittleFears30 Comments

Brass Ep. 28

The mechanical creature in Coppers oil bath needed an overnight soak. She hooked a battery up to her charger and stroked its face.

“I know you,” said Copper. “I just can’t remember where from.” Punchlines about vague memories of ambiguous election promises filled her mind.

Copper didn’t approve of political jokes. She knew too many of them got elected.

Photo by Aron Van de Pol on Unsplash. Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Remote Control

February 13, 2019 LittleFears21 Comments

Brass Ep. 27

She turned her bag out. A collection of parts and oils salvaged from the day. Items fell out that she didn’t recall picking up. A universal remote tumbled out of the backpack and bounced across the floor.

Copper picked it up and gasped. This changes everything.

Photo by Loewe Technologies on Unsplash. Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Battery Power

February 12, 2019 LittleFears29 Comments

Copper rummaged around a table. She knew she had at least one half-full battery remaining. Though, most of them were empty.

She’d drained and used the deionized water from all of the cells. The empty batteries she’d leave on her brick-a-brak table, outside of her front door. Giving them away to passing strangers.

Free of charge, of course.

Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Air Jars

February 11, 2019 LittleFears17 Comments

Brass Ep. 25

The tail straightened with ease. She replaced its bulbs, cleared its nose and emptied the soil from its mouth.

She grabbed a jar of compressed air off the shelf and blew the last of the dirt out of its head. She’d gotten over a hundred jars of compressed air when she visited the Air and Space Museum. It was a let-down.

There was nothing there.

Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Bath Tub

February 8, 2019 LittleFears9 Comments

Brass Ep. 24

Home, at last, Copper pulled a tin of WD-40 off the shelf and started giving the creature a clean. Wondering what this robot was for in a previous life. A faded red rectangle with an indigo cross suggested it was built in Norway. Although its front legs were burnt black, she could make out bird decorations on them.

Copper slid the creature into a bathtub filled with oil and let it soak. She figured this Norwegian robot could have been created to study remote bird life. So it Scandinavian.

Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.

Black Drink

February 7, 2019 LittleFears8 Comments

Brass Ep. 23

Copper needed a rest and a drink of oil. She couldn’t carry this creature the whole way home. She could see a row of shopping trolleys across the street. Further up the road, Copper could see 4-stroke motor oil stacked into a tidy pile.

“This isn’t a date or anything,” she said to her new silent friend. “But I’m about to take you somewhere very expensive.”

Copper eased the creature into a shopping trolley and wheeled her into the petrol stations forecourt.

Thanks to Warren for the $10 Patronage.