Neighborhood


    Samantha Gibbons signed up for a neighborhood virtual network to seek fellow hover cyclists (their machines generated power through pedaling but hovered without wheels.)


    Samantha scrolled through ‘thoughts’ — sharing immersive visuals, senses, and emotions, far advanced to the defunct social media sites.


    Stolen novel; please report.


    She discovered a ‘thought.’ “Oh, here we go, hover cycling!”


    “Those damn hover cyclists! They don’t obey any laws and zoom around the neighborhood while I’m trying to relax. Why can’t they drive hover cars like the rest of us?”


    Thousands of other ‘thoughts’ nodded in agreement in condemnation of hover cycling.


    Samantha deleted her neighborhood account.