“Did it live up to your expectations?” “Oh, yeah, sure it did,” Armin answered his father. Rune Fisher stared evenly at his son, ignoring the several blinking and buzzing computers behind him. “I noticed you were looking forward to it.” “Yeah, you and my other three hundred friends.” “I doubt your… Continue reading Plugged In, Chapter Three: The E-Mail
The siren woke him up. It screeched endlessly, and the emergency lights in his house blinked on and off, on and off. “I’m coming!” Armin shouted, rolling onto the floor and running to the door. He looked outside his window and saw the tram pulled up to his house. Its stop at his doorstep… Continue reading Plugged In, Chapter Two: The Unfortunate Drafter
Is there a problem? That was what the e-mail asked. It was typed in a professional, sans-serif font; the letters were italicized, but not in anger. No. Instead, the slanting of the words was like a friendly hug. How nice, really, that the Governance would be concerned for just one person in a population… Continue reading Plugged In, Chapter One: Master Your World
