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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Name That Genre #17

TITLE: YA
GENRE: Secret

Sarah wrestled a radiation canopy over the dome’s Genesis terminal, the brim of her hat pulled low to protect her face from the sun's deadly rays. Outside, six more domes gleamed in the afternoon sun like giant bubbles rising out of the Earth. It was her favorite view of the Ark, her favorite place to try new programs, far away from her classmates' prying eyes.

“Are you really going to re-program our bangs?” Cassie asked as the radiation canopy clicked into place.

“Just watch me.” Sarah punched in her password, followed by several commands for new hairstyles. Luckily, she had anticipated Cassie’s request and had been creating Genesis programs all week.

“How about a little off the back?” She hit the exec button, and Cassie’s reddish-blonde hair shortened ten centimeters. “Then we’ll lengthen the front and pull it back with a barrette.”

Cassie’s eyes bugged as she touched her bare forehead.

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32 comments:

  1. greta garboApril 9, 2015 at 11:28 AM

    definitely sci-fi!

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  2. greta garboApril 9, 2015 at 11:29 AM

    definitely sci-fi!

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  3. S.D.KingApril 9, 2015 at 11:42 AM

    Sci Fi

    Sort of a fun premise - and I love girl coders!

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  4. 1000th.monkeyApril 9, 2015 at 11:57 AM

    Sci-fi

    Radiation canopy/Genesis dome.

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  5. UnknownApril 9, 2015 at 12:22 PM

    Sci-fi
    Radiation canopy, re-programming their bangs.

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  6. SStokesApril 9, 2015 at 1:07 PM

    Sci-fi.

    All the tech (also can I get a machine to cut my hair please?)

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  7. AnonymousApril 9, 2015 at 1:30 PM

    Sci-fi.

    Genesis domes, hair-reprogramming machine.

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  8. SussuApril 9, 2015 at 1:34 PM

    Science Fiction.
    Because of the technology and the programming and the architecture.

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  9. Michele HelselApril 9, 2015 at 2:10 PM

    Sci fi.
    Radiation canopy, Genesis terminal. I'm interested in this invention if it can return hair back to the way it was.

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  10. Rocket Ma'amApril 9, 2015 at 2:39 PM

    Sci-fi.

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  11. Rocket Ma'amApril 9, 2015 at 2:39 PM

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  12. UnknownApril 9, 2015 at 2:40 PM

    Sci fi
    Radiation canopy and programmable hair. yes

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  13. SusanApril 9, 2015 at 4:05 PM

    Science fiction. With words like radiation canopy, dome’s Genesis terminal, and referring to the sun's rays as 'deadly', this oozes science fiction.

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  14. UnknownApril 9, 2015 at 4:39 PM

    Sci-fi! Radiation canopy and programmable hair -- hah!

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  15. UnknownApril 9, 2015 at 4:39 PM

    Sci-fi! Radiation canopy and programmable hair -- hah!

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  16. LanetteApril 9, 2015 at 4:40 PM

    Sci-fi

    Radiation canopy, Genesis project...

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  17. LanetteApril 9, 2015 at 4:40 PM

    Sci-fi

    Radiation canopy, Genesis project...

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  18. KathleeaApril 9, 2015 at 4:51 PM

    SF

    The wording about radiation and Genesis but I'm thinking they are cyborgs because you can't program a human's hair to change like this.

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  19. Eisenman SoftwareApril 9, 2015 at 5:08 PM

    Sci Fi

    There's plenty of techno-jargon to land it squarely in SF. give me the hydrospanner, chewie!

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  20. Bonnie StaringApril 9, 2015 at 5:19 PM

    Sci-Fi
    Radiation canopy. Genesis domes, other domes...

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  21. UnknownApril 9, 2015 at 6:04 PM

    Sci Fi, for all the reasons noted above.

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  22. JAZApril 9, 2015 at 9:20 PM

    Science Fiction
    Because of the obvious terminology. Also, she can program body behaviors, suggesting the characters may not be human.

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  23. HeatherApril 9, 2015 at 11:36 PM

    Definitely Sci Fi!! Love the concept of programmable hair styles...

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  24. RickApril 10, 2015 at 12:14 AM

    Science fiction.

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  25. shelleyApril 10, 2015 at 10:34 AM

    Sci Fi.

    What a fun premise! Techno haircuts! It's futuristic: the "deadly" sun.

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  26. cindy norrisApril 10, 2015 at 11:26 AM

    Sci-Fi. The radiation...ark...other futuristic elements.

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  27. cindy norrisApril 10, 2015 at 11:26 AM

    Sci-Fi. The radiation...ark...other futuristic elements.

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  28. sbjamesApril 10, 2015 at 4:40 PM

    I"m getting a Dystopic feel, all this talk of sci-fi and hairdoes...like Scott Westerfield's Uglies.

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  29. AnonymousApril 10, 2015 at 8:36 PM

    Science Fiction.

    Radiation canopy, domes, Genesis terminal, programmable hair.

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  30. AnonymousApril 10, 2015 at 11:16 PM

    Sci-Fi

    radiation canopy suggest a bleak future for us

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  31. Heidi StallmanApril 11, 2015 at 2:24 PM

    If you guess Science Fiction, you are correct. It's YA Sci-fi. Thanks for all your comments.

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