1 | ->''"With its first step, the [[HumongousMecha machine]] stopped and stood upright in place."'' |
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3 | ''The First Run'' is a WebOriginal Hard ScienceFiction ShortStory by H-M Brown. It is written as a fictional article about the first ever test run of a piloted [[HumongousMecha giant robot]] in [[{{Joisey}} New Jersey]]. Written before 2016, set TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, the reporter undergoes culture shock when traveling to the farmlands of Southern New Jersey and meets a pair of brothers who created the giant robot. From there they share their theories and ideas to the reporter before making the historic attempt. |
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5 | Story is available via [[http://www.fictionaut.com/stories/h-m-brown/the-first-run this link]]. |
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8 | "'''Here there be spoilers!'''" |
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10 | !!''The First Run'' contains examples of: |
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12 | * AppliedPhlebotinum -- The prototype runs on a experimental 12-stroke battery/engine hybrid that runs on saltwater. |
13 | * ArbitrarySkepticism -- The Reporter really didn't believe there were farmlands in New Jersey. |
14 | * HomemadeInventions -- Scraps from junkyards, trucks, telecom stations, old fighter jets, all recycled. |
15 | * HumongousMecha -- The prototype. |
16 | * {{Joisey}} |
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