Chapter Two - Ghost Operational System 3.0

Jerry was like a machine whenever he jumped into his  Volkswagen Bug. The redesigned 2012 model seemed to fit his need for speed and flash. A subtle, refined flash that still yelled " Hey, look at how cool I look", while maintaining a reserved polish look. He put in the compact disk and immediately skipped to the Linkin Park songs with Jay- Z and Busta Rhyme. He could of easily just turned to the oldies station and listen to all the songs he liked from the past, but Jerry preferred real reality as opposed to virtual reality. That's why he drove an old school 2012 vehicle and why he still used Cd's. He chuckled as he realized he would even use cassettes if they weren't all owned by the super rich and a few local museums. Even though it was no longer necessary , he still carried his beloved old school Apple Iphone 4s and Apple Ipad 2 . Though most material things seemed silly in 2023, Jerry felt a certain touch of joy when he stared at the still beautiful and well designed remainders from the past. He felt a little tinge of sadness and joy when he remembered how fast the Iphone 4s sold out way back in 2011. Of course ideas like supply running out and economic worries were all remnants of the past. But just like people from his youth held unto old ideals that were dead and gone, Jerry still had an affinity for the past- as imperfect as it was. But everything changed, almost overnight it seemed. With sad eyes, Jerry remembered the day they fired him for losing track of that freaking "special robot" that drank that freaking "special water". RISW just vanished like a ghost. Jerry laughed at the little joke that just occurred to him. RISW, running on the Ghost O.S. 3.0 protocol , vanished like a ghost. Funny but not Funny. But that was over 10 years ago and 2011 seems more like a dream than anything that really happened. Jerry let out a little sigh. Thank God, I had this car customized by Leumas Customs back in the day. Just like cassettes, only the super rich and museums had actual art and craft from Leumas Arts. Even the artists from Leumas seemed confused at the extravagant prices their handy work commanded. After listening to his old school CD, Jerry switched to his personal music feed. While he often reminisced about the past, the music that existed today, especially those using the patented O.T.A. FP protocol reminded him of why things had to change. The music started and immediately the natural high started kicking in. He closed his eyes and smiled when his minds eye quickly kept him seeing the road. No longer mentally blind. Ahh.... the future did have its perks. Jerry could see with his eyes closed, but he still didn't see the gleam in his cars inside monitor. Still blind, RISW thought, still blind my human friend.


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