Kevin bills 140 hours per week as an attorney for an international law firm in Hong Kong, a workload made possible by the licensed pharmaceuticals streaming from his patch. When thoughts of his fling with a graduate student intern the year before haunt him, Kevin visits a depatcher in Macau to unchain his memories.
Unfortunately for Kevin, his upcoming patent trial is the subject of a covert Chinese intelligence operation, headed by his former love interest.
This short story visualizes a dystopian future where both business and pleasure are optimized by pharmaceutical patches controlled by employing organizations. It's all by consent, of course, so perfectly legal. Just read the fine print in your next employment contract...
Unfortunately for Kevin, his upcoming patent trial is the subject of a covert Chinese intelligence operation, headed by his former love interest.
This short story visualizes a dystopian future where both business and pleasure are optimized by pharmaceutical patches controlled by employing organizations. It's all by consent, of course, so perfectly legal. Just read the fine print in your next employment contract...
