System. John, Part 3.

Story of John struggling to find his place within the System

This is a Chat GPT translation of the original story I wrote in polish in 2018 and published on Medium in August 2021. Corrected by me. Original:
https://aliceininternet.medium.com/system-jan-akt-iii-5174421d2198

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Finally. They were nearing the completion of their single-person flying vehicle. It had a diameter of 3 meters, a saucer-like shape, and a cockpit in the middle. This was already their third prototype. In the last one, Paul found a power supply issue, and they had to make significant modifications.

Tomorrow is October 18th. It has been 15 years since John saw the UFO in the field in his small town. His life has changed so much since then.

• Do you have anything special planned for tomorrow? — Paul asked his friend.
• Well, I definitely want to head out of town and watch. I plan to spend time with Ana until around 8 and then leave. She’ll probably get mad again, but it’s a milestone anniversary; maybe they’ll finally show up. — John was impatient and imagining the fight they are going to have already.
• Hahahaha, such a bad luck that you met her the same day.
• Back then, I thought it was a sign. You know, October 18th, the whole…