These two stories are snapshots of distant futures.
"Vicious Cycle" shows us a man who has the knowledge to avoid the mistakes of history. Will he release the freedom fighters under his thumb or will he succumb to the vicious cycle that has brought his world to this point.
In "Piercing the Veil", a flash piece, mankind is about to take a step into a new world. Or so they think. What awaits them?
