N. T. Lazer’s Short Stories

N. T. Lazer’s Short Stories

Everyone is born with a number between 0 and 100 representing a set aptitude of a skill, but it can be linked to things like speed or height. You are the first ever 0 and cant figure out what it means

I hope I didn't get a zero in smarts

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N.T. Lazer
Dec 22, 2023
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"Oh, uhhh, a zero?" the school nurse said running his hand over the tattoo on the back of my neck. "You see anyone about this?"

"No? What, is this deadly?" I asked, worried.

"No, no, it's nothing to worry about. I'm sure you would have seen the negative effects of it by now."

"Then why do I need to see someone?" I asked.

"There are aptitude doctors. I know one with a number of 98 whose ability is to tell the complete aptitude of someone's number. She would be able to tell you what the zero stands for," he said.

"I thought you were a doctor. Can't you tell me?"

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