12:01 story
A man finds himself repeating the same day over and over again. It is an adaptation of Richard Lupoff's short story "12:01 PM," published in the December 1973, issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
12 total · 4 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| infatuation | major | Barry was head over heels for his scientist colleague Lisa Fredericks. |
| time loop | major | The morning after receiving a strong electrical shock at precisely 12:10 AM, Barry found the events of the previous day were repeating themselves with him being the only one who realizes that the world is stuck in a time loop. This went on for several days with Barry changing the course of events each time. |
| what if I repeated a portion of my life over again | major | The morning after receiving a strong electrical shock at precisely 12:10 AM, Barry found the events of the previous day were repeating themselves with him being the only one who realizes that the world is stuck in a time loop. This went on for several days with Barry changing the course of events each time. |
| what if I told the truth and nobody would believe me | major | Barry's colleagues initially dismissed his adamant claims that they were all stuck in a time loop. |
| friendship | minor | Barry and his work buddy Howard. |
| law enforcement | minor | Jack was was arrested and spend the night in the slammer. |
| mother and son | minor | Barry's mother called him to check up on his love life. |
| murder | minor | The police briefly investigated Lisa's murder. |
| ozone layer depletion | minor | Barry embarrassed his colleague by asking him whether the hole in the ozone layer was attributable to his hairspray usage. |
| scientist occupation | minor | Two research scientists used a particle accelerator to make a particle go faster than the speed of light. |