Out of the calm blackness of sleep were summoned the numbers 7:30 and a high pitched chirp in the ear made Tyler spring upright in his bed. For a second there was a circular loading bar in front of him and then his launch page unfolded in front of his eyes. It was customized with widgets and a background that represented himself.

“Good morning Tyler”, spoke the IC device in his ear, “Today is February the 14th, 2031. Today is Valentines Day. It seems you are not in a relationship. Could I suggest iDating.com?”

Images began to pop up in front of him. Tyler panicked and closed all of them in a flurry of arm movements in fear of his mother walking in. Sometimes he damned that device, the silly looking visor that had become so common it had become a symbol for humanity. A symbol of humanities stu… he paused. In front of him hovered one final popup. It was hidden behind the other windows and he had almost closed it in his flurry. It stood in the middle of the screen making an imposing statement;

         Quote of the day:

         In the Country of the Blind the One-Eyed Man is King

Desiderius Erasmus

Tyler starred at it for a second. He loved his morning food for thought. “Brrrrrrr!” an alarm sounded. “Time to have a nutritious breakfast or you will not meet your schedule. May I suggest Morning Lite?”

“Another miserable day old in New York city.” Tyler mumbled as he was changing.

Tyler walked into the living room to see his mother lying passively on the couch sleeping. He crept to the door but was shocked when he heard her say,

“Going to work Tyler?” In her usual whining tone

“Yes mother” He replied sulkily

“Well how about saying goodbye to your old mother eh?”

“I thought you were asleep”

“Oh no, I was just watching Foxfast morning news on my IC”

“Ok that’s great, I’m going to get going now”

“Hey Tyler”

“What?”

“What is it you do again?”

“Um, I don’t… well, lots of things. I earn money alright, they tell me to do things and I earn money!” He was ashamed of himself for shouting