Time relentlessly runs forward,
And the whole world is changing at a breakneck speed.
The 39th year goes on the air with a stunning piece of news..
«This year America is finally introducing a visa-free regime with respect to the Russian Federation. Political scientists throw up their hands and demagogy, and travel agencies struggle with the shock from the huge flow of tourists dreaming of getting into the United States»...
The newscaster's voice on screen was devoid of all emotions – for her it was just another boom-news to tell, just her job. Yes, it's the 39th year, and we're still dependent on the box. Ha.
Something will remain unchanged forever.
News. This has long ceased to be new. At least, not for me. The guys from IEC wrote about it in their app three days ago. No problems with visas and passports – even if now it's just a chip in the finger.
Fewer problems – more time to train the language.
I can't imagine how people studied foreign languages before – all those tips like «listen to songs and watch films in the original» seem so dubious. Now everything is much simpler and far more interesting, thanks to learnrooms. A room where you are one-on-one with a hologram of Freddie Mercury, and you can ask him any question. Or the King of England, or Angelina Jolie – anyone at all. Admit it, it really motivates!
True, they're hard to find, not many want to set up such rooms. But I was lucky, IEC's office actually has one! Oh, what's IEC, you ask? Iii, seriously? You don't know one of the leading agencies working with overseas programs? Well, my dears, IEC is the fulfiller of your most cherished dreams. For over 50 years the agency has been helping people travel all over the world. Once my mother flew to the USA through them, and back then in Petersburg IEC had a small office and a huge number of applicants. Now the agency is located in a fashionable business center on Nevsky Prospect, occupies two floors, and they still have many applicants.
I am a participant in the 2039 program. Of course, you can now travel without leaving home: you just need to buy a VR helmet and load into it any country to your taste. This trendy gadget transmits everything – smells, sounds, temperature, even touches. My God, some people have even stopped going outside because of them. But I'm not one of those who are comfortable living in the VR world. I like to feel the whole atmosphere myself.
Of course, that will cost considerably more than a helmet. Airplanes you can sit in – WOW – have practically disappeared as a type of transport, and a ticket on a teleport would pay off only if I sold a kidney, which is out of the question right away, because I have no connections on the black market. I'm joking, of course. I am a law-abiding citizen. So I'll have to fly on a jet – only 3 hours standing - and voila: America, hello.
I have almost nothing left to do – pay for the last stage. Tomorrow IEC will send its courier with a chip reader. Yes, yes, we also pay through a chip.
You know what, I never lost money because of that – ha. And I don't need to exchange currency, because the reader itself handles that perfectly.
And I found just the vacancy. A model for the glog-bracelet. Great, right – you press the bracelet, and a little copy of me tells you how super-duper-best-ever-seriously-stop-it-with-us. Alina, my wizer from IEC, who is also assigned to 10 other guys, said that the vacancy is rare, and getting it is a chance of chances. So I'm the lucky one here!
«And next on the air: cancellation of the visa regime in the USA – the world becomes ever more boundless..»