“Fan”: A SciFanSat Microfiction Compilation

Noisy fan was pissing me off, as the prisoners protests; so I shot it.

Held inside an asteroid wasn’t fun but the bit of #empower-ment I’d given them had gone to their heads.

So I refused their requests of extra gravy with their Sunday roasts. #vss365 #scifansat #satsplat

— Fizzy AllsortsOfAllsorts (@Fizzytwizler) March 11, 2023

Lips pursed, she skirted around the dark stain in the carpet and let her attention drift over the scattered pages and letters on the desk.
She’d have thought he’d have eaten up stuff like that, letting the love of his fans empower him.
He’d never cared, though.#SciFanSat #vss365

— R.S.Bass is querying (@RebBassWrites) March 11, 2023

After the incident with Lucifer, no one felt empowered to tell The Creator when the excrement hit the fan. Thus, the cosmic feces reigned down over the universe for all eternity. #SciFanSat #vss365 #satsplat

— A. A. Rubin (@TheSurrealAri) March 11, 2023

“I’m not a hero,” the teen says. “I- I’m not even a cosplayer. I’m just a nobody into comic books!”

“Well,” the Captain replies, “thanks to fate, now you’re a super strong, bulletproof nobody that has a choice to make: Stay a fanboy, or save some lives!”#SciFanSat #2WordPrompt

— Jason H. Abbott (@Jason_H_Abbott) March 11, 2023

It was an oversized world, and they were almost lost among the leaves. It's like a fairy tale, the ensign said. This leaf could be a roof when it rains. Or a fan on a hot day. Imagine a boat on a river.#SciFanSat #fan

— Voima Oy (@voimaoy) March 11, 2023

#SciFanSat
He'd opine nobody wore a bulletproof vest anymore. Also, he's not a #fan of the rule of engagement – fire only when fired upon. Ever since he's #empowered to blast away at anything with a more lethal laser canon, he's way ahead in the kills stats.#vss365#2WordPrompt

— aran (@AranPotente) March 11, 2023

Whenever bluebell fairies gather, they feel #empowered enough to proclaim their anti-#fan targets: lupine fairies (who tell better jokes); owls (who are their apex predator & who also hoot too loudly; drought (self-evident); peanut butter (just don't like it).#SciFanSat #vss365

— Danielle Ste. Just (@DanielleSteJust) March 11, 2023

The op-ed about me in the Times said I “empower” people. Said my fans think what I do “inspires people to stand up for themselves.” Somebody should tell that to the idiots I have to save every day. I don’t know what the hell they’d do without me.#scifansat #satsplat #vss365 pic.twitter.com/9schFFUmMi

— Armond Boudreaux (@armondboudreaux) March 11, 2023

"You," he screamed, "were a #nobody! I #empowered you, when I made you #bulletproof and #eternal, and did you thank me?"

The silence was broken only by the humming of a desk #fan after I'd snapped his neck like a twig.

Peace at last.#vss365 #2WordPrompt #vssmagic #scifansat pic.twitter.com/v6E9mcJd4n

— That Burnt Writer 🇺🇦 (@ThatBurntWriter) March 11, 2023

The spacecraft's arrival led to things becoming very loud and fast. Television, voices, news, jets, warnings. The three of us with our telescopes, sci-fi stories and yearning—true fans to the core—should've been #empowered. Instead, we became quiet and still.#scifansat#vss365

— John Everex (@EverexJohn) March 11, 2023

~The Rally~

Fans of obsession
mistaken for brilliance,
as spittle on the soup box
is proof of spite

Freedom is left
in the hills with the wind,
as the despot gasps
when his hair is enticed,

and the flying saucer
wisps past the crowd
begging them
to think twice#SciFanSat #fan

— Flooded Ember (@FloodedEmber) March 11, 2023

Emily was a #fan of buzz words like #empowered
Emptying a safe was an act of empowerment, keeping the dough, practicality.
So she didn't appreciate it when Powerboy stepped in to save the day.
Blasting him to hell was required #vss365 #SciFanSat #scifiart #satsplat pic.twitter.com/0uLClRSFKz

— 🤩 Debbie Iancu-Haddad 📚 (@debbieiancu) March 11, 2023

"1stly, ur new #fan-tastic #empowerment isn't permanent. 2ndly—” Asche took off his bracelet & held out the naked wrist.
Vindt wasn’t prepared for the reaction of his body. Need erupted in every cell at the same time, an army of soldiers having lain dormant.#vss365 #SciFanSat

— Thelma 🖊️ 📖 🖤 (@ThelmaMantey) March 11, 2023

They observed his menacing figure as he shoved the hostages into the space shuttle.
"Hurry. We don't have all day," he barked.
"He's not very polite, huh?"
"I'm not a #fan of his methods, but he's risking his life to give these people a chance for freedom."#SciFanSat #Satsplat

— Maria A. Perez (@MariaAPerez1) March 11, 2023

the rat hit the fan and
shredded into fifty rats
of diminutive size.. but
giant teeth?! it must be
a dream i look around to
see if i can find a way out
tiny beasts block my path
making leaps grows & grows
its memories of why i dread it#SciFanSat#vss #poem

— susan osborne (@osbornecsue) March 11, 2023

James was a space hockey #fan. Every Saturday he wore his air boots pitchside at the gravity stadium. When he heard that his favourite player was banned, he felt a rage he'd buried for lifetimes. It #empowered him to move the game four galaxies away#SciFanSat #vss365

— sam carr (@sam_c4rr) March 11, 2023

Shaped like a cigar but with a ratio half as long and twice as wide, with stubby wings and ducted turbo fans, the HST’s landing engines sprayed blazing hot gas all over the empty landing pad.

Hypersonic suborbital transports were common throughout Human Space. #SciFanSat pic.twitter.com/WnQh5kpeOJ

— Bowen Greenwood (@bowengreenwood) March 11, 2023

The climb is unending. The flat landings can seem like you're not progressing, just wasting those steps forward. Those are the chances to pause and refresh. If you need a thought to empower you to go on, think of me. You've got me for a fan. #Vss365 #Vssdaily #Scifansat #Vsspic pic.twitter.com/jQOUYWZMDX

— A.L. MacDonald (@A_L_MacDonald) March 11, 2023

People were moving down there at the pool, as insects crawling around the feet of an indolent giant; I was the giant. Girls were giggling down below, full of envy. I felt empowered, though I'm not a fan of heights.
For a timeless moment, I was alive.#vss365 #scifansat #amwriting pic.twitter.com/hDgQlmRKFp

— Luis (@elauraeterea) March 11, 2023

Next to an AC/fan shadow-bot, Shay apologized for taking up so much space on the train.
A man shook his head each time she did.
A blonde almost took the bot at a stop, but the man helped weigh it down with his foot.
'That's what apologizing gets ya,' he said.#satsplat #scifansat

— Fennel (@FennelSteuert) March 11, 2023