Oscar: Oasis Download

CONNECTION ESTABLISHED. RESUME DOWNLOAD? Y/N

He was scrolling through his only possession—a cracked, solar-powered tablet that had washed into his crevice during a rare flash flood. It had no internet, of course. But it had one file: a corrupted, half-downloaded video titled OASIS_CONSTRUCTION_FINAL.mp4 .

Harchi’s ears shot up. He abandoned the oil drum. Buck’s nose twitched. Popy tilted his head. The grub was real. The tumbleweed was a lie, but the grub was very real. oscar oasis download

It wasn't real. But for a download, it was enough.

The problem was, the only place with a strong enough signal to resume the download was the satellite dish on top of the abandoned gas station. And the gas station was currently occupied. CONNECTION ESTABLISHED

A progress bar appeared. 73%... 74%... 75%...

He needed the rest of the download.

The phrase "Oscar Oasis download" immediately brings to mind the frantic, slapstick world of the French animated series Oscar's Oasis . In that world, a tiny desert lizard is eternally trying to survive the scorching sun, find food, and avoid his three larger, hungrier rivals: Buck (the fennec fox), Popy (the vulture), and Harchi (the hyena).

Oscar peered out. There was Buck, the fennec fox, using the dish as a sun umbrella. There was Popy, the vulture, perched on the station's sign, preening. And there was Harchi, the hyena, trying to fit his entire head into an old oil drum. It had no internet, of course

Buck's snout appeared over the edge of the roof. He snarled.