Chris Thurgood Saves the Future Quotes

“Doldrums were a constant presence and followed Chris Thurgood everywhere he went, especially when he entered the halls of Quesgakon Middle School. That day, everything started out fine. Mr. Eklebert, the first-period history teacher, told the class to read chapter seven in their textbook, then he got lost in his newspaper as usual. That gave Chris an hour to practice his comic sketches. Second period was a little more complicated. Mrs. Paulus rushed through a lesson about triangles and squares. She spoke so quickly that Chris barely understood a word.”
― Mike Jones, Chris Thurgood Saves the Future

“Aton poured a glass of amber liquid from a crystal decanter. “Do you know how I was able to grow my empire so quickly, so efficiently?” The General rolled the khaki sleeve up his right arm and punched a series of alphanumeric symbols into the keypad embedded in his powerful forearm. “Service, alpha, nine, kilo, four, five, delta, security protocol, voice print, command, shut down all non-essential systems, routine maintenance. Reboot and activate all systems upon further command.” The General’s ocular implants powered down, and his sullen, muddy-brown eyes twitched to life, fixing upon Aton. “The carrot and the stick, sir.”
― Mike Jones, Chris Thurgood Saves the Future

“Gale force winds blew the thick fog and black smog out to sea. Acid rain sizzled, battering against the penthouse window of the tallest building the world has ever known, the Monolith. Aton surveyed the city below. “General, have you located the subject?” The General paced past the display case of gold, jewel-encrusted Fabergé eggs. The office was full of beautiful ancient artwork. “No, sir. We’ve got our top scouts on the hunt, and we’ve diverted considerable resources to the new locator sphere. I’ll leave no stone unturned.” Aton removed a black rectangular box from the breast pocket of his finely tailored linen jacket. “I do not tolerate incompetence and will not forgive failure. You know this.”
― Mike Jones, Chris Thurgood Saves the Future