Book 5: Chapter 10: Election Victory
Herschel
March 2330
En route to Omicron2 Eridani
“Unbelievable,” I said, staring at the headline. “They won.”
“Hersch, my faith in humanity is either utterly destroyed or firmly validated, depending on how you look at it,” Neil replied.
I sat back and sighed. I was in VR, since it was much easier to read the newspaper when you could just pop up a video window. Plus, coffee was still only available in VR, and I had been taught from a young age that reading a newspaper without coffee was immoral. According to my father, anyway.
Neil sat in a patio recliner, munching some sandwiches that Jeeves had supplied. Spike circled, determined to get a sample. But every time she jumped up, Neil placed her back on the ground. Spike’s aggrieved meow signaled her displeasure.
“So what is FAITH threatening … er, promising?” he asked.
“I don’t know how I ended up playing the bad guy in this debate,” I replied, glaring at Neil, “but let’s face it—they were democratically elected. There’s obviously some appetite for what they’re selling. Maybe we should be more concerned about why that is happening.”