Re:union by Eric Liu

Author:Eric Liu [Liu, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Science Fiction
Publisher: ELCK Publishing
Published: 2011-01-17T05:00:00+00:00

I took the data card from his hand and watched it dissolve into my palm. “A million VC’s?” I exclaimed after integrating the data. “That’s, well, it’s very generous.” Generous? In SymSpace, a million credits put you in tycoon territory. It was much too generous coming from someone I hardly knew.

“No need to thank me,” Rick said. “Just go out and enjoy yourself. Learn about everything you can do in SymSpace.” Rick looked him up and down. “Buy yourself a better avatar for starters. I’m sure you could use a little fun.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” I asked.

“It’s no secret that you’re a little,” Rick paused, searching for the right word, “disconnected. I didn’t need to hack into your privacy settings to be able to tell that you don’t jack in much.” Well, he was right about that. “I just wish we had reconnected before your father passed away. I could have funded his Conversion.”

“My father didn’t want to be Converted,” I said, starting to feel a bit uncomfortable. How did he even know about my father?

“Why not?” Rick continued, oddly interested in the subject. “He could have stayed with you longer… indefinitely given the proper financing.”

“My father worked hard to save us from the Great Conversion,” I replied, drawn into a conversation I did not want to have. “He wasn’t about to volunteer.”

“Stubborn man,” Rick said.

“Great man,” I insisted.

“Yes, my father was a great man too,” Rick said. We all knew that. His father had started SymSys, the company that had created the first kernals of SymSpace. And that had ended up saving billions of lives, though my father hadn’t seen it that way.

“Look, it was great seeing you,” I said, “but I need to run. I’m looking for someone.”

“I totally understand,” Rick said. He gave me a handshake, passing his contact information along. “Remember, have some fun, and if you ever need anything, anything at all, just message me.”

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