25 September 2012
As she got dressed, she used her implant to call a private cabin to her location and turned on the news, which played the images and sounds for her senses only. She decided to have a caffeine-inducer and her implant obliged, releasing the stimulant into her body. An alert popped up in her vision, telling her that the cabin she ordered was waiting for her outside. Hannah took one last look at John Grayson, moving the images of the news to a small semitransparent caption on the top left corner of her vision. She smiled as she watched him knowing that he wouldn't wake anytime soon; his implant wasn't as equipped as hers, at straining out the intoxicant they had used last night. The deed was done and she had got what she needed from him, his signature. And with that thought Hannah followed the 'breadcrumbs' to the door, walking a short distance to her cabin. The cabins were part of the intelligent transport network, which crisscrossed the city but only those with money and/or influence could order private cabins. As she approached her private cabin, her implant joined its network and an AI spoke to her:
"Good morning Dr. Hannah LeBeaux." The AI greeted. "Hello Jarvis, how's life treating you?" Hannah replied. "All software commands are operating within acceptable parameters and all city systems are performing at optimal efficiency Dr. LeBeaux, thank you for asking." "Well that's good to hear." Hannah replied, absently marvelling at how well Jarvis managed most of Safe Haven's operating systems, including the transport network. "Where would you like to go to today?" Jarvis asked. "Back to my head office, do you know where it is?" Hannah replied, opening the cabin door and taking a seat. "One moment please..." Jarvis started. "Yes Dr. LeBeaux, it is located in Building 10, Capital Complex, Perimeter 1." Jarvis added after pausing for half a moment. "Good. Ok Jarvis let's go." Hannah replied and the cabin started moving, following an invisible predetermined grid. "Oh and I would like to opt out of any complimentary packages and ads." She added, deciding that she didn't want any interruptions during this trip. "Very good Dr. LeBeaux, we will arrive at your destination shortly." Jarvis responded. Using her implant once again Hannah made a call to her business partner, Marcus Greene and within moments the call connected; Hannah saw an image of him before hearing his deep voice.
"Hannah at last! How did it go?" He asked impatiently. "Marcus, we are good to go." Hannah replied with a smile. "The Mayor of Perimeter 1 loved the product and he has given us his signature in support." She added. "Brilliant!" Marcus exclaimed. "That's great news..." He started to add. "One moment Marcus, I'm getting an urgent message." Hannah interrupted, putting her call to Marcus on hold. Her implant brought the new message to view and she read with excitement. She closed and archived the email, then switched back to her call to Marcus: "Marcus, we just got WHO approval!" Hannah exclaimed to him in excitement. "Fantastic!! Ok I'll get the production team to prepare for mass production immediately." Marcus replied. "Good, I'm on my way to the head office now." Hannah said. "With WHO approval and the Mayor's support there is nothing left to stop 'select' from becoming the next big thing." She added. "Hannah you've done a great job. I didn't think anyone would support this kind of narcotic use with the implants but you've done it!" He said. "Well I've always said, it's easy to sell what people want." Hannah replied and Marcus smiled. "Dr. LeBeaux, we are now approaching PharmaTech." Jarvis advised. "Ok, Thanks Jarvis." Hannah replied. "I'm almost there Marcus, see you soon." She said to Marcus, ending the call. (Tbc...)
© 2012 by Pthasse Amadeus
Stolen Minds PT. 2 • Opuss № I