I needed to talk to the Old man badly

I needed to talk to the Old man badly

Having nothing else to do and wondering what this meant for the future of the planet, I needed to talk to the Old man badly. They would listen to him before they made any hasty decisions they would regret later. The men of the Greifswald Werft had set up shop and worked on my boat so I headed downtown and in the Union Post Office I found a GalNet terminal. I turned on the privacy screen, inserted my Cred Strip and activated the unit.”System, I would like to find Egill Skallagrímsson .”

“Good afternoon Mr. Olafson. You are a not registered as Premium Customer. This request will cost 16 percent of a Credit, do you accept?”

“Yes.”

There are 750,000 individuals, 342 businesses, 76 Communities, 45 Streets, 17 Associations, and 1 planet so named. Please narrow search parameters.”

And that’s with a strange name like that. I wondered what the system would find under Eric Olafson but then I did not want to waste time. “Egill Skallagrímsson, of Nilfeheim .”

“One such person found. Do you want to be connected?”

“Yes.”

The logo of GalNet Com was replaced by a rotating pulsating dot and a voice said: Connecting, please wait.”

The Old man’s face appeared and I never thought I would be so glad to see him and I started to tell him all that happened. His voice interrupted me.” Thank you for calling Egill Skallagrímsson. I am currently on Sares Prime and I am undergoing treatment at the Sares Psi clinic. I am unable to take calls but I will get back to you as soon as possible. This Avatar is a representation of myself and so I was told is able to answer simple questions, however your flow of information exceeds its limitations. Do you want to record a message?”

“Yes.”

“Please do so now.”

“This Avatar of yours Old man is a poor representation. It is way too friendly and not grumpy at all! Please try to call me as soon as you can. I think there is a clan war starting on Nilfeheim with off world weapons and then the Girls made another Terror attack and killed another Elder. Everyone is shocked and I am afraid they are going to come to decisions that could be very bad for the Planet and our society as whole. You are the only one they would listen to!”

I added.” I never thought I would say that, but I sort of miss you Old man. I hope you will be better soon as I really could use your advice. End recording.”

“Message recorded.”

“System, end Call.”