Geeks

The geek sat down at a table across from the Silver Vixen and Gorse Fox. There was no doubt that he was a geek. His friend looked normal, and had probably convinced the geek to emerge from his bedroom computer suite because it would do him some good. He sat there in sunshine, blinking in the brightness and looking confused by the scantily clad bodies that were walking by. Life isn't like that when viewed through the glow of a bank of computer monitors.

This got the Gorse Fox thinking. He admits that he probably fits into the genus of Geek, within the overall taxonomy of humankind. But, he wonders, what did geeks do in the years BC (before computers). The late 20th and early 21st century have given purpose and form to life as a geek. The computer industry is founded on them... but what happend to people with the geek-gene before that? Not everyone could live a life of science oin the halls of academe. Not everyone could become an accountant (after all, even geeks have personalities - however limited). They could not enter Law, as geeks tend to be honest and trusting. Gorse Fox assumes thay just existed bookish lives doing unfulfilling jobs...

This reverie came to end as the Geek got up, and led by his friend made his way towards the beach. At first Gorse Fox thought the smile on his face was the result of the topless sunbathers ranged out before him... then it became clear, it was the sheer volume of silicon between his toes, it must have been like walking on the mother lode.

[File under: Geeks]