There Will Come Soft Rains

What will the world look like in 2026?
The world will be completely run by technology. Robots will run everything, so many jobs will be lost. Mechanics will be needed to fix broken or corrupted robots. Hackers will be payed a lot of money to destory other company's computers.


Time of Day: 7:00
What Happened: They wake up.

Time of Day: 7:09
What Happened: Breakfast Time

Time of Day: 8:01
What Happened: Off to school, Off to work

Time of Day: 8:30
What Happened: the eggs were shriveled and the toast was hard

Time of Day: 9:15
What Happened: The house was cleaned

Time of Day: 10:00
What Happened: The sun came out

Time of Day: 10:15
What Happened: Sprinklers went on

Time of Day: 12:00
What Happened: The dog was let inside.

Time of Day: 2:00
What Happened: The smell of the dead dog was sensed.

Time of Day: 2:15
What Happened: The dead dog was in the incinerator.

Time of Day: 2:35
What Happened: bridge tables were set out, decks were set out, drinks were there for leisure

Time of Day: 4:00
What Happened: The tables, etc., were put back

Time of Day: 4:30
What Happened: the walls came alive in the nursery

Time of Day: 5:00
What Happened: bath tub was filled

Time of Day: 6:00, 7:00, 8:00
What Happened: dishes were done, fire was lit, cigar was waiting

Time of Day: 9:00
What Happened: the beds were warmed

Time of Day: 9:05
What Happened: a poem was read

Time of Day: 10:00
What Happened: The house was on fire and started to die.



Questions:
1. How did the house's previous owners die/go away? Why?

2. How did the last wall keep functioning when most of the circuitry was completely destroyed?

Quotes:

"Blue lions roared, purple giraffes bounded off. The panthers ran around in circles, changing colors, and ten million animals, running before the fire, vanished off toward a distant steaming river..."

"Among the ruins, one wall stood alone. Within the wall, a last voice said, over and over again and again, even as the sun rose to shine upon the heaped rubble and steam:
"Today is August 5, 2026...."