| Volume 1, Issue 3, September 30, 2006 | |
| Editor's Corner: WELCOME TO CYBERMATE by David E. Hughes |
WELCOME TO CYBERMATE, THE ONLY WESTERN HEMISPHERE GOVERNMENT-SANCTIONED MATE CERTIFICATION SYSTEM. PLEASE AUTHORIZE 15,000 CREDITS ON YOUR ACCOUNT CHIP AND FULL ACCESS RIGHTS TO YOUR BIO/SOCIAL DATA CARD. I spat into the DNA verification cup even though the 15,000 credits were going to bring my balance down to just over 100,000. Allen Colby next door always was complaining that finding a mate was expensive, but I thought he had been talking about the face-to-face meetings: dinners at nice restaurants, tickets to holoplays, that sort of thing. I'd never thought about the expense of the first step. It was almost enough to make me want to join the Naturalists. They dated whomever they wanted. Then again, when they got serious they were never approved for a qualified marriage, which was essential to obtaining a procreation license. I wasn't sure if I wanted a kid one day, but it was probably worth 15,000 credits not to limit my options. THANK YOU. THE FOLLOWING DATA, ALONG WITH YOUR HOLOGRAPH, WILL BE DISPLAYED TO POTENTIAL MATES: NAME: MYRON [LAST NAME WITHHELD] SPECIES: HUMAN AGE: 35 HEIGHT: 5'5" WEIGHT: 170 LBS FITNESS INDEX: AVERAGE HEALTH INDEX: ABOVE AVERAGE HAIR: BROWN EYES: BROWN RACE: CAUCASIAN PROFESSION: ACCOUNT CLERK SEXUAL ORIENTATION: HOMOSPECIES HETEROSEXUAL Stupid biochip. Cybermate made me sound as sexually alluring as a paper bag. Maybe I had a bit more flesh around the middle than I had in college, but I didn't look that bad -- at least with clothes on. YOU MAY NOW CHAT. IF YOU AND YOUR POTENTIAL MATE APPROVE OF THE MATCH AT THE CLOSE OF THE CHAT SESSION, YOU MAY BEGIN SANCTIFIED FACE-TO-FACE DATING. ARE YOU READY? Read the entire story:
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