|| -------- -- -----  A E R I E   O B L I V I A N A . singular book of text wandertainment by Frank Edward Nora ------------------- ----------- BILLION'S DRIFTING--CUP 5--"THE SLUMBEROTICA SYSTEM" <-------  ||  Severe Repair  ||  Billion's Drifting  ||  -------> (Cup SRbd005, Created v2 (6/7/99), Copyright 1999) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = "We are very excited to announce our new product--The Slumberotica System--which is nothing less than the greatest innovation in the world of sex since the discovery of masturbation." The audience laughed. "Using our patented reality-distorting technology, we have developed a means to tap into any individual, and have them physically manifest in your bed, ready for sex. To them, it's just a run-of-the-mill sex dream--that's how they'll remember it. But for you, it all takes place in total physical reality. "We have done extensive testing--which I have participated in firsthand--much to the chagrin of my wife!" The audience laughed again. "And the great thing is, the dream-bodies are totally nonreactive. Now, I know what you're thinking, but no--I don't mean that they just lay there--on the contrary--" He flashed the crowd a sly smile. "--what I mean is that no pregnancy will ever occur as a result of using this technique, nor will any disease be transmitted. Now, I know what you're thinking--this is too good to be true. Well, it would be, but I do have a list of a few negatives--but somehow I don't think ANY negative would hurt sales of THIS product too badly." More laughter. "Because of the unique state of reality during a Slumberotica session, no one but the operator of the Slumberotica equipment may perceive the dream-manifestation. If such a perception is imminent, the manifestation will instantly phase out, and the operator will have bad reality waves for about a week. As it is, with normal use, the operator will experience mild reality waves for as little as six hours, to as much as a day after the manifestation phases out normally. So, no threesomes or moresomes, all you sexual adventurists out there. In addition, any form of mechanical recording, such as photography, videotaping, or audio recording, will similarly cause the dream body to vanish." The speaker cleared his throat. "The unit itself is compact, and worn as a bracelet. If removed during the course of the Slumberotica session, it will cause disruption, just as if another person was about to perceive the manifestation. Now we get to another negative--cost--this product took us years to develop, and the manufacturing process is ridiculously complex and time-consuming. As a result, The Slumberotica System will retail for about $30,000. But once you buy it, you'll have a lifetime of unbelievable sex ahead of you." "Now, I'm sure a lot of you out there are saying to yourselves, this is great, but isn't it immoral to invade someone's dreams like this? Well, we had the same concerns, so we hired noted ethicist Jack Pollet to examine the situation. His findings, in his own words--" The speaker put on a pair of reading glasses and read from a sheet of paper." "--The Slumberotica System poses some interesting moral dilemmas. It stimulates the target individual to have a dream about having sex with the operator. But that's all it is--a dream--to the target person. Since there can be no record of the encounter--except in the memory of the participants--there is nothing to say that the operator him- or herself was not dreaming as well. Indeed, Arfthorn Industries assures me that this COULD be the case--that the operator is just experiencing a very vivid dream. I tried the system myself, and it seemed to be totally real. I brought my wife in (since to do otherwise would violate my marriage vows) and we had quite a satisfying session. She vaguely recalled the dream, but it didn't seem to be impressed upon her mind. All this evidence points to a device that can be distilled down to its basic premise--a machine which connects two people, and synchronizes their dreams. Being that it is natural for people to have all manner of sex dreams, the occasional targeting of an individual seems harmless enough. The problem will come from an obsessive use of the device. For example, if the same individual is tapped every night, it could be considered a violation of privacy. But Arfthorn assures me that this is not possible--that at most, the system can be used only every three or four days, and that the same person cannot be tapped again for several months. This leaves only one moral dilemma, for which I see no remedy--the overtapping of sexy celebrities. I imagine that an actress like Fain Jonas will be tapped by multiple persons every single night. This would indeed be a violation, and if Arfthorn expects this to happen, it would be unethical to release the product. Otherwise, I see no ethical problems with it." -------> ------------------- ----------- -------- -- -----