Prologue
Today was the official ‘Mayor Making’ for the city’s 757th mayor. And, of course, after he had been presented with his official ‘chain of office’, they had to hold a formal reception for him.
So the ‘great and the good’ of the city had gathered in the Town Hall’s ‘High Chamber’. Most of them seemed to be wearing traditional robes which basically looked as if they dated from the Middle Ages… and the rest were wearing their smartest suits and ties and things.
And, at the particular request of the new mayor, The Minors had been invited to dance.
Everybody who was anybody in the city was there: the people responsible for keeping gas, electricity and water flowing… and for making sure that the hospitals kept treating people… and even for making sure that the food kept being delivered to the shops…
And nobody… nobody… could possibly imagine that, within a week, they’d all be dead.
wow, that is incredible. amazing, amazing story. stunning. great job, you tell the story so well, it's so clear and is a really good idea too