HFY Sci-Fi Short Stories - A Welcome Party & Unkillable (r/HFY TFOS# 805)

[@merlinathrawes746]

Lady Luck: These are MY children, don 't mess with them. I knew he wasn't dead when it was said he was still bleeding. Dead human bodies don't bleed.

[@lukkaredwolf3534]

"I don't like your odds." Wow, that's a deific level societal burn.

[@canedy999]

when the physical manifestation of chance and chaos says ya you don't have a chance you know you are fucked.

[@AgroSquerril]

yarp

[@synsastral2753]

@@canedy999 when the physical manifestation of luck tells you your odds are poor, you laugh at the eight ball. When the wiseman tells you your odds are poor, you sweat and strategize. When the manifestation of all luck looks at you, laughs, looks at your opponent and folds her hand- that, is when you know you are fucked.

[@dantreadwell7421]

NEVER TELL ME THE ODDS! And that makes even more sense in this story.

[@Charlie94781]

The aliens would have shat out their brains upon Hitler and Stalin

[@Puddingskin01]

I like to think that the Goddess of Chaos rarely spoke to the collective priests because none of those species really worship her, but once she realized they were going to start something with the one species that does she slammed the proverbial door open and went "Fuck around and find out."

[@AgroSquerril]

true

[@erushi5503]

The only supernatural thing people and scientist believes in, its luck So of course, lady luck would definitely take our side

[@suetekh1201]

God of war was like "That's a whole lotta nope. Leave me out of this. They scare me." God of Death said "Fuck that I'm out. Those bastards court me for fun." Goddess of Civilization said "They don't need my help cause their idea of civilization has nothing to do with me." Lady Luck asked the other three "Should I warn your followers or sit back and watch the show?"

[@vexile1239]

All three: """please warn them"""

[@calvingreene90]

@@vexile1239 Don't forget the bended knees.

[@medical-cyanide1526]

The dance with death is a constant on our planet. And one that has been going since the first cell reproduced. Sometimes we fumble, and sometimes we surprise death with a bit of skill, but it has been a close dance to this very day, neither willing to submit. At least for now.

[@johnowen9349]

"The goddess of chance and anarchy." "Oh! Yeah, we like her!"

[@jeanannd]

Guess Luck resides with humanity than. 2nd story: Really should be certain a dead body is REALLY dead.

[@Scorpius1122]

The Emissary of Chaos appears as a vision. You find yourself holding a strange, smooth, black ball. On one side is the symbol for infinity sitting amidst a field of white. As you turn it over, you notice a small glass window on the other side. You see a milky blue smoke roiling inside, some object floating amongst it. You give the ball a small shake, and the object stabilizes, allowing you to see a message scried upon it, "Outlook not so good."

[@isaackinsley1662]

That would be exactly what a god would do just for the entertainment.

[@dantreadwell7421]

Greatest explanation of an 8 Ball I have ever heard.

[@ladyodragons3849]

Lady Luck seriously said: "Good luck trying to fight them"

[@Jason-sm4oc]

Humans don't really 'do' gods. Death just happens. War is inevitable. Civilisations come and go. But Lady Luck... Oh! ... we have whole cities dedicated to the worship of Lady Luck!

[@thepanzerofthelake732]

Yeah well we literally fuck with death and whether that means that we sleep with her or annoy the shit out of her you choose because some humans have given death a one night stand (All of those times in surgery with brain dead people coming back to life)

[@DepressedCrow]

Las Vegas being the most prominent

[@erushi5503]

@@DepressedCrow Dont forget about millions of gacha players who wishes to win .95% drop rate for a jpeg of a cute anime girl! ahahahaha

[@spookywoods]

​@@erushi5503 as I am one of those millions this comment made me chuckle more than it should have

[@dragonriderabens9761]

VIVA LAS VEGAS

[@reggiehigh22]

Lady luck is so nice to everyone in space. Every other God said nope no touching that. But lady luck, the goddess of chaos, the one who reigns over chance and randomness, she knew the odds the humans beat. Also the touch of fear to give the lizard of how the cap just called lady luck by such a name is like calling out to the queen of England by just saying "oh, what did lilly have to say?"

[@James-ep2bx]

Of all their gods/goddesses it was one of their most troublesome humans courted the most, and even the lucky lady said it's good to know when to fold'em

[@AgroSquerril]

made me think of a magic eight ball

[@brunhin2]

I like her reaction to him replying "Lady Luck" to her description... Because you know as soon as she left him she would report to the others that Humans are on such intimate terms with the Goddess of Chaos that they call her by a nickname...

[@suetekh1201]

@@brunhin2 I love the fact that the alien diplomat paled and was frightened when the human knew who she was talking about lol. Also I love the fact that the other 3 gods she mentioned are the few who would know us intimately. War we are on first name basis with, civilization is one we court on a daily basis, and death the one we cock tease on a daily basis.

[@jameswhite8133]

@@suetekh1201 what about the cock and ball torture god, slanesh?

[@BrazenBard]

@@suetekh1201 You forgot the Goddess of Life and Plenty. We've... kind of abused poor old Gaia, haven't we?

[@Southern_Crusader]

Woulda been terrifying if they met Christians. “So who is the God of humanity?” “Well… about that… we may have sorta… killed him in the most horrific and treacherous manner.”

[@kisstune]

This

[@henrypaleveda7760]

"well, some of our ancestors killed his son but don't worry he came back."

[@calvingreene90]

@@henrypaleveda7760 But he went as a willing sacrifice. Soldiers were knocked flat by his simply admitting who he was. He can walk on water, wind and waves obey his words.

[@henrypaleveda7760]

@@calvingreene90 I know, I was trying to take a more humorous approach than trying to actually scare them- also the fact that his son came back might have been something to mention, but I was wrong for leaving it out.

[@soffren]

@@calvingreene90 being willingly slaughtered does not remove the brutality of ones slaughter. The suffering is canon

[@BrazenBard]

"I don't like your odds." Man, I could hear that story over and over... :D

[@159tony]

You know, it's strange but along with Death, Chaos or Lady luck is the most influential god in human culture.. given tribute by thanking luck.. and death is honored by actively defying it or tempting it.

[@Navy89SEALs]

That first story was a good one. That alien priestess reaction was solid. ¡Le Gasp! "They know the goddess of chaos and chance! No wonder she favors them and the other 4 are staying neutral!"

[@WiredTurkey316]

For Lady Luck and the algorithm

[@AgroSquerril]

For the algorithm

[@darth_dan8886]

And Lady Luck!

[@Jason-sm4oc]

For the Agro-rithim!

[@OGSontar]

We are fragile, delicate and it's all too easy for us to end up unalive by everything from stupid accidents to a minor wound not tended soon enough, and more other ways than I could count. That being said, we can be incredibly hard to kill. As with everything else about us, we just can't seem to decide which side of the fence we are on, hence our reliance on Lady Luck.

[@tanderthal]

ah yes, we humans love lady luck.

[@AgroSquerril]

that we do

[@The_Stumbler]

Between war and gambling, lady luck foresees all.

[@iconofthicc6086]

@@The_Stumbler The Internet: *You know the rules, and so do I!*

[@mightyocelot]

End of story 1: And that was the moment when Captain Kaiser and Priestess Noe realized that the true God of humanity was the Goddess of Chaos

[@nvfury13]

First story: No mention of my lord Sheogorath (the God of Madness) giggling and saying “Oh, please do! I’d love to see what colors your insides would make as those delightful humans tromped them into the mud!”

[@mcarrowtime7095]

Clown man

[@Robplayswithdragons]

Lady luck. I like that one.

[@keepermovin5906]

One could easily make the argument that Lady Luck is our species collective goddess. Every person despite other backgrounds including religion praise her

[@МихаилРозов-ю9п]

​@@keepermovin5906 I, after a course in statistics at the university, tried to calculate my chances of living to finish school. Guess what happened. I stopped counting digits after 42 zeros in a row, at the 5-year-old mark. Read the book "The collection of Murphy's laws". To hell with the statistics - is the most censored thing I can say about luck.

[@AvoiceInYourheadd]

Imagine if these aliens saw a casino

[@vexile1239]

You mean the church of chance and randomness?

[@robertcarnazzo6382]

LOL..."I don't like your odds." Not a good thing to hear from Lady Luck.

[@IRMentat]

Nothing confirms a kill quite like cutting off the things head, even then check for another brain and maybe cut the head in half as well, just to be certain.

[@gmailquinn]

Black hole: no kill like over kill. Also (in another story) a human shot an immortal tyrant into a black prison (black hole).

[@samtastic6827]

Stories like this make me feel proud to be a human

[@fannarh]

Now that is a god humans pray, build shrines for and even a holy city for her.

[@absolutegarbage3654]

It's called Las Vegas baby

[@arnaudaguado2646]

Fun fact: in physiques there is a Law for chaos. Yeah Lady Luck do exist

[@robertschumacher2707]

Two if 'em. Can't forget Atlantic City.

[@dantreadwell7421]

Don't forget about Macao, gambling industry seven times the size of Vegas.

[@Deconstruction_Administrator]

@@absolutegarbage3654 Reno.

[@talieclandestine9155]

Why do I imagine the God of Death and Decay sighing before abstaining?

[@AgroSquerril]

lol

[@Charlie94781]

Mr Death once suffered a near-Medic experience

[@robertschumacher2707]

@@Charlie94781 More like multiple times a day.

[@JesseGolo]

Remove all references to humans and the second story is straight up the beginning of a horror movie like Alien.

[@Jordy120]

That last story reminds me of my Nanna getting up and going for a walk. The horror.....

[@AgroSquerril]

lol

[@evegrim8780]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the quote is "I would rather be lucky then good" or something like that

[@mikehenthorn1778]

Old story about Napoleon, when he was being told of a of a new marshall after hearing all the good points asked " but is he Lucky?"

[@catayloprince4772]

While other race have religious icons invoking blessings, the Terrans carry lucky charms. 🤪

[@AgroSquerril]

never underestimate luck

[@erushi5503]

A terran american general has a animal tooth for war victory An Italian accountant has a greek medallion of hermes for numbers A Japanese marksman have a charm from Yamata no Oriichi shrine

[@falconcorban4128]

And eat them too.

[@leyrua]

For the longest time, I thought he was saying "Bother, the Dragon".

[@AgroSquerril]

most are , this one not so much

[@kirkjones9639]

What do ya say we introduce a bit of chaos, just for fun?

[@barelyasurvivor1257]

When The Goddess Of Luck Says this about going to War With Humanity, "I Don't Like Your Odds !" "You Listen !"

[@erushi5503]

Humans is the Mandalorian of the universe, 5 gods(worlds) against humanity Humanity: I like those odds

[@smmk118]

Story:"Lady Luck" Me: *eyes narrow* "RNGesus..."

[@chaosfriedeggz6014]

Well even children gamble and bet when playing and as adults they often play cards and stuff so... Call the Casinos they shall be our new Churches every frickin gamble house in the world!

[@CrazyViking_99]

Thank the algorithm! Caught it right as it premiered

[@reasonablehiccups4792]

For the algorithm

[@AgroSquerril]

For the Algorithm

[@craftysmithkeith3653]

Let the die roll and we’ll see who comes out on top

[@allenmorgan1007]

For the Algorithm, For the Author(s), For the Disembodied Voice!

[@MyrdinAnnoth]

Aliens: Luck is unscientific and does not exist. Goddes of Chaos: ...I sleep. Humanity: Do you feel lucky punk ? Lady Luck: Thats muh little demon apes! :3

[@brianmeans5965]

Luck is a nebulous aspect of life unless you look towards humanity. Their transportation is built on luck so you might be stuck in hour long traffic or get to work 5 minutes early. Games where there are .001 percent chance to get a character to make your game easier. Casinos where you might make it big or lose it all. Alcohol which if you try your luck at drinking more ends up with you somewhere random when you finally sober up. Cooking food where you hope you guessed the right time for heating up leftover soup. There are even games built apon luck even adventuring games where in real life you don't want luck. Humans even evolved to their current existence out of luck and if reports are to be believed a decent chunk of spite.

[@rosebloodwater13]

Sooo I bet Lady Luck loves that one song The Gambler by Kenny Rogers.

[@sherylcascadden4988]

I'm going to be humming "Luck be a Lady Tonight" for a while. I wonder what a RPG temple to The Goddess of Chaos would look like.

[@rachaelrogers3909]

According to Terry Pratchett, a soggy heap of charred stones and blasted timber, or a very good cold store. See 'Colour of Magic' or 'The Light Fantastic' (been a while since I read them) and the 'Thief of Time'

[@sherylcascadden4988]

@@rachaelrogers3909 I haven't read Thief of Time yet, I probably should... It's been decades since I read the first few novels, I should probably go back and re-read them. If only the DMs I played with had read more of Sir Terry, the games I've been in would be more interesting.

[@rachaelrogers3909]

@@sherylcascadden4988 I really liked Thief of Time, even if it has a darker humour in some ways. You will enjoy it.

[@discusmaximus]

For the Algorithm, For the Author(s), For the Narrator, Agro Squirrel !

[@TheJMPD]

Frankenstein's monster saves the world!

[@Verboten_Joey]

Why did the goddesses of life and civilization abstain? Were they worried their aid would make humanity too powerful?

[@falconcorban4128]

probably because humans are very destructive, we destroy life and civilizations just as much as we create and the Goddess of Luck and Chaos likely overshadows Life and civilization, humans don't always give thought to life and civilization without an outside source making us step back and ponder it, but Chaos and luck are something we engage in quite often as species in general, some almost on a daily basis and we are for the most part a chaotic species. The goddess of life and civilization also likely took a step back as Lady Luck is practically humans patron god and probably didn't want to step on toes and likely be more effective than she could be with giving her favor.

[@thepanzerofthelake732]

I'm going to be serious.... If God was real then humanity would politely ask him if they could fire every known weapon ever existed at him

[@thesadumbreon]

most would just would fire anyway if they said no

[@platinumchromee3191]

"Guys i faced other gods and your weapons compared to what they did is nothin,so bring it on."

[@nocontext9635]

@@platinumchromee3191 last words before the death

[@jakeand9020]

Then we'd keep making more, better ones until we beat him, just to spite him.

[@chadman3881]

very good.

[@AgroSquerril]

:)

[@ironworksdragon6843]

Bob the dragon

[@rainbowchaser73]

For the luck

[@henrypaleveda7760]

lady luck a nigh ubiquitous being

[@calvingreene90]

The dead don't bleed.

[@Charlie94781]

Dead bodies can still bleed if they’re fresh and their arteries get severed by the knife

[@calvingreene90]

@@Charlie94781 By the time they are dead they have stopped bleeding.

[@Monster_Ink]

Lady Luck!

[@bobsterclause342]

‘The god of war and destruction only gets involved when particularly psychopathic race Went to war. The god of death and decay would only take the field when a genocidal species takes the field The goddess of life and plenty abstaiend as well, this was worrisome since usually she would help a new species but the fact that the goddes of civilization and innovation would remain nuetral shocked us.’ ‘ she always aids the newcomers’ Every orrical and everyone who has ever prayed received and oracle fro the god of caos She rains over chance and randomness She says i dont like your odds

[@kirkbarber4040]

1st one was cute

[@arcaneSae]

2nd story:I LIVE! I CAN FIGHT!

[@asandrewsilvaw]

For the algorithm

[@AgroSquerril]

For the algorithm

[@anilin6353]

For lady luck

[@winterborn735]

HAIL ERIS!!!

[@Maeshalanadae]

What’s a comity? I’ve heard of a committee, not a comity…

[@calvingreene90]

Luck be a lady tonight.

[@FedralBI]

F.T.A

[@reasonablehiccups4792]

F.T.A

[@AgroSquerril]

For the algorithm

[@klappstock943]

For the Algorithm the story and the voice

[@arakheno4051]

805th for the Algorithm

[@AgroSquerril]

For the algorithm

[@348joey]

Organ donor or cannibal, who can really tell?

[@merlinwizard1000]

151st, 12 December 2023

[@brennanlangless8912]

Humanity favored by lady luck though she is picky about her priests and priestesses I’m pretty sure the unkillable human was taken from a hospital and or battlefield and had enough of people cutting them open they’ve now opened up a can of wopass

[@Deconstruction_Administrator]

She's not picky about her priests and priestesses. She doesn't even pick them. They're called Dealers, and they're usually employed by her 'temples' to hand cards and dice to her worshippers, spin Roulette wheels and so on.

[@brennanlangless8912]

@@Deconstruction_Administrator I wasn’t referring to her already established priest and priestesses I was referring to the people who walked away from what should have been lethal for them example the physicist who stuck his head in the hydron collider beam and lived or the guy that get struck by lightning a record number of times and then went on to win a jackpot

[@blackcat09tails55]

@@brennanlangless8912 that poor man took his life, couldn't handle being struck by lightning so many different times

[@_zaaya-t-dp_6736]

Lady luck got me wooed

[@jimmycoyote74]

For the algorithm

[@AgroSquerril]

For the algorithm

[@zachelkins1229]

For the algorithm

[@AgroSquerril]

For the algorithm