Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Name That Genre! #16

TITLE: Adult
GENRE: Secret

I couldn't take another night of this. Stuck in this cheap-a** hotel room, listening in on the galaxy's latest in WMD technology.

The stench of ozone thickened in the hallway outside my room, burning my nostrils. Followed by the smell of deep-fried tofu and the light footsteps of someone trained to move silently. They weren't succeeding. But then, I had excellent hearing.

Had I f***** up that bad already? Of course if they were here to terminate me, they hadn't gotten the memo. I was immune to poison.

I placed a mini holo projector on the desk to hide the scattering of equipment that connected me to Buki Technologies' and Bogu Enterprises' communications networks and the minivid player that stored all the data I had collected on the development of House Aquarius' newest weapon of mass destruction.

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  1. partlywritingAugust 27, 2014 at 11:24 AM

    Thriller with a dash of sci-fi/fantasy.

    Listening to the galaxy, smelling ozone and fried tofu and hearing light footsteps set the scene nicely. The last paragraph drives it home for me.

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  2. Alessa HinloAugust 27, 2014 at 1:05 PM

    Science Fiction

    All the references to technology.

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  3. justJoanAugust 27, 2014 at 1:33 PM

    Thriller (like spy stuff)

    The assassin references.

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  4. iasaAugust 27, 2014 at 1:36 PM

    Sci-fi action

    holo projectors, galaxy, house aquarius are science fiction and the expectation of assassination means lots of action ahead

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  5. BrigidGAugust 27, 2014 at 1:37 PM

    SCI FI THRILLER

    Galaxy, assassination, "stench of ozone," mini holo projector, "data I had collected"...

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  6. Holly BodgerAugust 27, 2014 at 2:22 PM

    Sci-Fi

    That last sentence is way too long and quite heavy in detail. Try to break it up or eliminate what isn't required.

    Good luck!
    Holly

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  7. E.G. MooreAugust 27, 2014 at 3:15 PM

    Sci-fi

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  8. CyanaAugust 27, 2014 at 4:07 PM

    Sci-Fi Thriller

    Galaxy in the first sentence. The reference to WMD leads me to think it is dealing with contemporary themes in a science fiction settings. Interesting if done well.

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  9. UnknownAugust 27, 2014 at 4:24 PM

    Sci-Fi -- with all the tech references.

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  10. Sarah Maury SwanAugust 27, 2014 at 4:48 PM

    Sci-fi thriller. An intriguing beginning. Good luck, Sarah

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  11. Heather MarstenAugust 27, 2014 at 5:17 PM

    Sci-fi thriller, Liked the impervious to poison stance and the good hearing, although I wonder how one can hear a person sneaking up when listening to something else.

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  12. C. R. BaileyAugust 27, 2014 at 5:30 PM

    Sci-Fi

    Galaxy. And technologies.

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  13. UnknownAugust 27, 2014 at 9:00 PM

    Sci-fi thriller, right from the second sentence. Gritty, Blade Runner style world from the language. Guessing the main character is a spy (or a reporter a la Lois Lane but with good funding). Not sure how the MC immediately jumps to poison as his/her would-be assassin's choice. Also not sure why she's thinking in past tense in the italics. Really good atmosphere though, jumps right in.

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  14. krystal janeAugust 27, 2014 at 9:07 PM

    Sci-Fi

    All the ozone and mini halo talk.

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  15. AnonymousAugust 27, 2014 at 9:53 PM

    Sci-Fi Thriller

    Galaxy, ozone.

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  16. Heidi StallmanAugust 27, 2014 at 10:01 PM

    Sci-Fi. Mention of Galaxy, ozone, made-up technologies.

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  17. Beth CarpenterAugust 27, 2014 at 10:35 PM

    Science Fiction. From the word Galaxy.

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  18. IcySapphyreAugust 27, 2014 at 11:49 PM

    Science Fiction

    Galaxy, ozone, technologies.

    I'm also really thinking dystopian. I can't really explain why I think that, other than I immediately thought of Blade Runner.

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  19. Adam HeineAugust 28, 2014 at 5:05 AM

    SCIENCE FICTION

    If it weren't for the word "galaxy," I'd say cyberpunk, but it sounds like this goes off-planet as well (though I guess cyberpunk does that sometimes too).

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  20. AMYAugust 28, 2014 at 7:17 AM

    SCIENCE FICTION
    Right the word galaxy I am expecting science fiction and seeing the scene through that lens. It would be hard for me to change gears if I found out it wasn't.

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  21. Timothy GwynAugust 28, 2014 at 7:38 AM

    Science Fiction

    Holo-projectors, enhanced hearing. And 'galaxy'. Likely also Thriller, as the mc supposes an attack.

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  22. PatchiAugust 28, 2014 at 8:42 AM

    Science Fiction

    My first clue was galaxy music, then all the tech mentioned.

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  23. MargotGAugust 28, 2014 at 10:51 AM

    SciFi.

    Every little delicious detail, galaxy's latest WMD tech, stench of ozone, mini holo projector, minivid player, weapons of mass destruction, unusual hearing, immune to poison reads syfy.

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  24. Bonnie StaringAugust 28, 2014 at 12:31 PM

    Science Fiction.

    Galaxy is the biggest tip-off, then the ozone and technology mentioned.

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  25. hlbrixeyAugust 28, 2014 at 2:05 PM

    Science Fiction

    References "the galaxy" rather than the planet or the country... stench of ozone and perhaps enhanced senses. Holo projector, and basically every noun in that paragraph.

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  26. GSMarleneAugust 28, 2014 at 4:37 PM

    sci-fi

    all the stuff!

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  27. StephscoAugust 28, 2014 at 5:24 PM

    Sci fi

    galaxy, technology, terminate, holo projector, minivid, Hose Aquarius

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  28. BarbaraAugust 28, 2014 at 7:42 PM

    Science Fiction

    He's in the worst hotel in the galaxy, and there's all that technology.

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  29. amhogganAugust 28, 2014 at 10:52 PM

    MILITARY SCI-FI

    WMD's says military to me. It could be present day, but the unfamiliar technology and the reference to the galaxy (instead of the world) makes me think we aren't confined to Earth.

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  30. Author of #16August 29, 2014 at 7:48 PM

    Science fiction

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  31. Author of #16August 29, 2014 at 7:53 PM

    Thanks to everyone who guessed and commented on this entry.

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