Alex by Adam J Nicolai

Author:Adam J Nicolai [Nicolai, Adam J]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Thrillers, Suspense, Fiction
ISBN: 9781468097351
Google: U-KbpwAACAAJ
Amazon: 1468097350
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2011-12-21T08:00:00+00:00

"Brutus!" a voice crackled from the computer speaker. "Good to see you again, man! How have you been holding up?" It was EpicGodwin, a mage who raided with Derek often but hadn't been around last week when Ian played.

Ian pushed the left Ctrl button on his keyboard, activating his mic. "Oh, you know. Not easy. Time helps. But it's still not easy."

"Yeah, I can't even imagine. I'm so sorry about what happened. At least they caught the guy."

A lot of people said this. Not just the I can't imagine part, but the at least they caught the guy part. Like it fucking mattered that the guy had died. Alex had died. That was the only part that mattered.

Ian stared at the fantasy characters milling about the bank of Brutus's digital home city, and fought to not say anything abrasive. "Yeah," he finally answered. "I would've preferred to get my son back alive. But yeah."

Silence greeted this response. In the chat window on-screen, someone said simply:

: (

Ian tried again to remember why he had decided to raid tonight. Some kind of act of defiance against Eston? He was reminded of a David Cross bit, something about people forging on with their irrelevant plans in the wake of 9/11, trying to make sure that the "terrorists didn't win." Cross had made them out to be delusional morons.

Which is pretty much what I am.

He started to type out a whisper to Derek - Sorry, this just isn't going to work for me tonight. Sorry to leave you in a lurch. - when Epic spoke again.

"Well, I'm glad you're here. We missed you. And doing something just for fun will help, I bet."

How badly could anyone he only associated with in a digital fantasy world really have missed him? He bristled. For a second.

Then he realized he didn't care.

"Yeah," he said into his mic. "Thanks. That's what I'm here for." He hit Escape, cancelling the message to Derek, and settled stubbornly in to tank.

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