100 Word RPG Hook: Rainfall

“The best part is ain’t nobody out there really knows what this thing does. They think they do, but at the end of the day they’re all just creating a mess of confusion for us,” he drawled, leaning back in the government-issue office chair. “I bet you heard everything from ‘mind control’ to ‘earthquake machine’, but it ain’t either one. What we do here is control the weather. Make sure they get the right amount of rainfall in the Dakotas and the perfect amount of sun in Los Angeles. Careful, though. The wrong sequence gets you Hurricane Katrina or something.”

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The cue for this week’s HAARP-inspired 100 word RPG hook is “rainfall.” Post your own in the comments or on your own site! Tweet out a link with the hashtag #100words and if it’s cool enough I’ll update the post with a link to your flash fiction!

Kennon Bauman is a professional analyst and lapsed historian who moonlights as the creative director for TheIlluminerdy.com. He explores the Unreal Worlds of conspiracy theories, urban legends, and weird history on these very pages, and occasionally graces the internet with 100 Word RPG Hooks. He also harbors alchemical secrets as one of the nine unknown masters of the Rosicrucian Brotherhood. Kennon lives in Germany with his wife, two children, and dog. You can find Kennon’s bite-sized musings on Twitter @theUniverseGM.