“Experiment”: A SciFanSat Microfiction Compilation

The collective strips my voice and flesh. I’m left a telepathic ghost in a sea of minds deaf to me.

I make this damnation my experiment. Learn to speak through emotion and image.

The artists hear.

Individuality lives.

I am become Muse, inspirer of worlds.#SciFanSat #vss365

— Jason H. Abbott (@Jason_H_Abbott) January 23, 2021

Finding the notes was just pure luck…his #experiment had been bad!

But, I’d always admired him. So, now I was going to find out where & how my uncle had gone wrong.

First…by taking a swig of this formula & becoming Miss Hyde. #satsplat#scifansat

— FizzyV20.21 (@Fizzytwizler) January 22, 2021

According to my calculations, Dr. Feliné said, there are infinite worlds adjacent to this one. It's like opening a door. The experiment was a success when her brown tabby cat walked nonchalantly through the wall. #SciFanSat #experiment

— Voimaoy (@voimaoy) January 23, 2021

Frequency beacon
confused for telepathy
derived from mercy
an obstacle
experimenting with time#Poetryin13 #obstacle #vss365 #telepathy #vsspoem #mercy #BraveWrite #derived #SciFanSat #experimenting pic.twitter.com/PaL0KCOJqE

— Indigenous Soul (@GeneVatow) January 23, 2021

When the doctor asked me to pass the forceps, that's when I first heard it.

You lay on the operating table, your pulsing brain exposed, but I knew it was your voice. The secret to understanding #telepathy they were searching for.

Only now I had it. #vss365 #SciFanSat

— Ellen✍K looking to the stars (@poeticnihilist) January 23, 2021

Ballerina has been mute for all her lives. She started #experimenting with telepathy as a young girl. Her swirling feet form words & she thrusts her body into sentences. Expressions are easy to read with the moon as her backdrop. Mortals look up to feel loved.#vss365#SciFanSat

— 🐝🕸️🧜‍♀️🌻✍️🛤️Poetry in 13🗣️🌹💫👣🌈💞 (@Poetryin13) January 23, 2021

This mother displayed an exceptionally strong degree of parental attunement, seemingly anticipating & tending to her baby's every need.
Dr Devine's experiment was a success. Telepathic babies had higher rates of survival & resilience. Mothers not so much. #vss365 #scifansat

— Irene 💫 (@_Irene_Dreams_) January 23, 2021

The experiment was painless and they paid a tenner, so we signed up. Investigating latent #telepathy. They invited us to describe a picture to a partner, who was next door, while scanning our brains.

Innocent, right?

Three days later, I heard my first voice.#vss365#scifansat

— John Everex (@EverexJohn) January 23, 2021

0/XF Origin
Fred nixed the idea but Carlos was adamant. Only the amulet could provide them protection against the dark side.
"You do not #experiment w/ the unknown."
"There's no physical transformation but added strength & enhanced senses."
"We have courage."#Satsplat#SciFanSat

— aran (@AranPotente) January 23, 2021

-Something’s gone terribly wrong.
-Not so, the experiment was a success.
-But I’m a tree.
-You asked me to make you long-lived and strong.
-I wanted to remain human. I have goddamn roots.
-You should have said. I’m a scientist. I don’t have telepathy.#SciFanSat #vss365 #Satsplat

— A. A. Rubin (@TheSurrealAri) January 23, 2021

#Telepathic memories of daylight
Not these embroidered
Nightmares of
Dark winter's legacy
A cold #experiment in
Disassembled existence
Yet I still dream of the mercy
Of summer stories#vss365 #SciFanSat #Atreyasverse #SalemVerse #vsspoem

— Anna✨💫✨ (@annaburnswrites) January 23, 2021

I flip on my back and wince.

"Painful."

"How do you know?"

"I've experimented it."

"Are you a dinosaur, too?"

"No."

I frown. How am I talking without speaking?

"Through telepathy."

I turn my head and face a dragon. Another shape-shifter.#SciFanSat #vss365 #SatSplat pic.twitter.com/eczMbaPHfh

— Bithi Paul (@BithiPaulAuthor) January 23, 2021

His experiments
With teleportation did
Not go anywhere #SciFanSat (experiment) #haiku #PunKu

— Haiku Rambler (@HaikuRambler) January 23, 2021

"What did you put on my head?"

"It's an #experimental rig. It allows you to control the ship #telepathically," she replied.

Damn she's hot, he thought to himself.

"Primary cannon online," the computer announced.

"What were you just thinking?" she asked. #SciFanSat #vss365

— KGLewis (@KGLewis5) January 23, 2021

"What are you…?" the King said,feigning interest.

"Ms. #Dryad and I," sighed #GrumpySwearyFairy, "are running an #experiment. Does feeding #oysters to #PolarBears grant them #telepathy?"

"Oh."

"Yes. &*$%ing waste of time."#vss365 #vssMagic #vssDreams #winterwords #scifansat

— That Burnt Writer (@ThatBurntWriter) January 23, 2021

An experiment in #telepathy. The alien reached out to the human, curious if she could hear the silent warning of the poison in the cup. She watched her best friend drink it. Smiled and sent her own mental message.
"Thanks."
They left the next day. Not worth it.#vss365 #SciFanSat

— Natasha Simmons (@natasha_writing) January 23, 2021

I am a failed #experiment. God had closed off my empathy. Science wanted to lift that impediment. What did I gain? The power of #telepathy. I hear your thoughts, yet I still cannot feel. Whatever, its made it easier to conceal my machinations & manipulations.#SciFanSat #vss365

— Valiente Rook | Poet • Writer (@valienterook) January 23, 2021

#SciFanSat #SatSplat
The Clone lines are closely monitored for deviance, especially the beauty of sex workers to preserve Comfort Houses as vital pressure valves. But when the females’ infertility is sabotaged, their wildcat kids kickstart a new experiment in natural selection.

— Cecily Winter: find me in the marginalia! (@winter_cecily) January 23, 2021

The children ran along the parapets of the playground castle, squealing with laughter. She found their simple fun soothing. Not like adults. She hid from them, hid her #telepathy because she knew their greed. She refused to wind up as some asshole’s experiment.#SciFanSat #vss365

— Lɪʙʙʏ Dᴏʏʟᴇ (@LibbyDoyle9) January 23, 2021