We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

Bill

July 2334

Virt

I moped around my VR, walking the gravel paths and parking my butt on convenient benches whenever the mood struck. Being punted from the expedition was hitting harder than it should. The Heaven’s River expedition was the most fun I’d had in a long time, and I already missed it.

I was interrupted in my pity party by a ping from Garfield. He popped in the moment I acknowledged.

“Autofactories are going down everywhere,” he said without preamble.

“What?”

“It looks like Starfleet is upping their game. They’d apparently also hacked most of the autofactory hardware at some point, as part of their preparations. They’ve sent an invitation to meet.”

“To you?”