Never Listens

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Alright Sibyl, message Sally.

Joe: I thought I said to stay safe.

Sally: I am safe.

Joe: No you're not! You're going after a cop killer. That is the exact opposite of safe!

Sally: I'm not some damsel in distress, Joe. I can look after myself. I have a brown belt in Smack-Fu and a blue belt in Trash-Talk.

Sally: I also shop on Black Friday.

Joe: I know you can look after yourself.

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Joe: I just worry. About you. You know.

Sally: You don't need to worry about me. You have enough to worry about, like stopping a mad bomber from destroying a power plant.

Sally: Let me take care of

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Joe: Sally?

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Joe: Sally!

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Sally: Sorry, the cop killer just arrived.

Joe: Where are you?

Sally: Relax. I'm at a VirtNet cafe.

Sally: I'm in a virtual pod. On the Net.

Sally: He won't bother me. Doubt he even knows I'm here.

Sally: Even if he did, I'm just another customer.

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Sally: Now what's he doing?

Joe: What's the site? I'm logging in.

Sally: No. You've got a bomber to deal with. The bomber already attacked the European Union embassy and the Transbeing Rights office. I can't let more people suffer because of me.

Joe: Eh...I guess...Just keep me

Sally: Wait. That's. He's with a Dark Web Eraser. He's going to have the Eraser wipe out his digital existence and give him a new one! No one will be able to find him!

Sally: Sorry, Joe, gotta go.

Joe: Sally! Wait! Don't!

Sally: It's all right. I'm...

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Sally: He's got a byte blaster! Look out!!

Joe: Sally!

"Sally Pine has disconnected."

Log on, DogCom.

"Switching over to secure network."

SPOT, activate VirtNet link. Get me to that virtual website!

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