Mr. Redlaw

By Pierre Nordbell

The year is 2078.
What happens when FBI committee needs to question right hand man of one of the most famous and wealthiest tech entertainment corporations of our century?
Meanwhile, at the remote outpost of the same company unexplainable things occur.
Scientists are concerned about strange new phenomena that could, provided more time, threaten our planet, maybe event the Solar System, or even universe itself.
Key to understanding this grim mystery and solving it lies in testimonies that only few insiders of TERA GO NET company can provide.
In this novel, today’s man may face the greatest challenge of the future, perhaps not just ours.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Valentin Saric
• Release date: Sep 12, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005714987

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PIERRE  NORDBELL

MR. REDLAW

PLUG & PAY - BOOK ONE

Mr. Redlaw (Book One of Plug and pay series)

© 2021 Pierre Nordbell

2021 Zagreb, Croatia

Self-published by author

First Edition

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the products of the author ’ s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the author’s permission.

Madam: You take care of it, Nora.

Nora: On command, Madam.



PART ONE

A  2074.

WASHOBE FOLLOWS AND WONDERS

TECHNICAL - LITURGICAL NOTES OF THE SGI PROGRAM SELLER

WARNING AND PERMISSION

WHAT?

ANTHROPOS?

B  2074.

A LITTLE SURPRISE

AFRICA, IMMIGRANT

ASSESSMENT

HOPE AND CALMNESS

EXPLICATION

SOMETHING ELSE

FUNDAMENTALITY

A BLOW OF CONCERN

REMAINING DOUBT

THAT’S HOW IT WAS

C  2074.

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

SEVEN

EIGHT

NINE

TEN

ELEVEN

TWELVE

D  2074.

MORNING SESSION

ENTHUSIASTIC RESPONSE

FRAMELY

OPENING

BENEFIT

EXPENSIVENESS

PERSONAL ANGLE OF AMBITION

IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT?

E  2074.

PERSPECTIVE

VISION

INVESTMENT

THE KEY

BY ORDER

RATIONAL SEARCH

SOMETHING CHEAPER

F  2074.

CELESTIAL WARNING

EXPERIMENTS

COMPLETE VERBAL SUPPORT

G  2074.

THIRTEEN

FOURTEEN

FIFTEEN

SIXTEEN

SEVENTEEN

EIGHTEEN

NINETEEN

TWENTY

H  2074.

REDLAW

ISOLATION

PART TWO

I  2074.

TWENTY ONE

TWENTY TWO

TWENTY THREE

TWENTY FOUR

TWENTY FIVE

TWENTY SIX

TWENTY SEVEN

TWENTY EIGHT

TWENTY NINE

THIRTY

J  2074.

APPROACH

PROSAICALLY

EXPLICATION

NICE COMPARISON

RABBIT

FIPRO

DEEP PLANT

INSPIRATION

MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON

K  2074.

THIRTY ONE

THIRTY TWO

THIRTY THREE

THIRTY FOUR

THIRTY FIVE

THIRTY SIX

THIRTY SEVEN

L  2074.

THIRTY EIGHT

THIRTY NINE

FORTY

FORTY ONE

FORTY TWO

FORTY THREE

FORTY FOUR

M  2074.

EXCELLENT CHOICE

CHANGE, RIGHT?

GOOD GUY

ANOTHER THING

POSITIVE

JUST SUCCESS

N  2074.

NOTHING MORE

CONSEQUENCES

VECTOR

ASSISTED

SOME DOUBTS

O  2074.

FORTY FIVE

FORTY SIX

FORTY SEVEN

FORTY EIGHT

FORTY NINE

FIFTY

FIFTY ONE

P  2074.

FIFTY TWO

FIFTY THREE

FIFTY FOUR

FIFTY FIVE

FIFTY SIX

PART THREE

Q  2074.

DILEMMA

APOLOGY

RECYCLING

THAT’S THE POINT

EFFORTS

GREAT SACRIFICE

IN THE STATED DEPTH

GOLDEN MAN

ALLUSIONS

R  2074.

FIFTY SEVEN

FIFTY EIGHT

FIFTY NINE

SIXTY

SIXTY ONE

SIXTY TWO

SIXTY THREE

SIXTY FOUR

SIXTY FIVE

S  2074.

THREE DECADES

BY ALL MEANS

BUSINESS IDEA

SHORT, BUT SIGNIFICANT

MR. REDLAW ASKED

FACTOR OF COMBATIVENESS

CLARITY

EXPANDING THE VIEW

FINALLY

PERMIT

ASSUMPTION

T  2074.

SIXTY SIX

SIXTY SEVEN

SIXTY EIGHT

SIXTY NINE

SEVENTY

SEVENTY ONE

SEVENTY TWO

SEVENTY THREE

U  2074.

GARMAPET MINDER

REDLAW SPEAKS

ORIENTATION IN CONVEX MEMORY

NO CALCULATION

EXPERIMENTAL UNUSUALITY

PROTEST

FORMAL REQUEST

WORM OF DOUBT

FOR THE FIFTH TIME

V  2074.

REAL REASON

MAGNITUDE

ANSWER ME

DISPUTE

ANARCHIST

REQUEST

BECAUSE

IN NEGATION

W  2074.

AT THAT MOMENT

STATE OF AFFAIRS

I DON’T CARE

RECORDED, MEMORISED AND TRANSMITTED

SHORT MEDITATION

PERSPECTIVE

PROBLEM CENTER

XYZ  2074.

PART ONE

A 2074.

But when countless probes and satellites began to collapse en masse, collide and be riddled with parts of satellites with the same fate, it became very obvious and even clear, oh, how clear to everyone - that something had to be done.

And again, those few individuals claimed that this action should have taken place 50 years ago. But better late than never, right? This year the decision was indeed made.

The realization of this problem, which involves a multitude of space catchers, is very commendable. More detailed ways of realizing this ambitious project fall out of this description, but they were many.

Some of them are: vaporization of larger space debris by micro-fusion or tactical-gradation bombs, capture of debris by Kevlar-titanium nets, laser shooting and combustion, as well as their dragging by specialized Ombra 19 spacecraft into lower orbit.

In short, this long-awaited project has finally been launched under the strong administrative leadership of the UN, and it will take years of persistent and multiple efforts by the bionic machines involved to see the desired results. But it started!

source: ISP (Indian Space Choice)

WASHOBE FOLLOWS AND WONDERS

H 12:05          D 20.08.2078.

WASHOBE: Technical-liturgical notes. Odd! I was as amazed as when I first saw the pickled rat in the plant. I mean…what an unusual designation for the reporting-control visual beginning of this handy glass panel! I'm trying to say…a simple introductory message is never like this. Sounds a little ironic to me.

DR. JENSEN: Why is that?

WASHOBE: I have several years of experience.

DR.JENSEN: Please continue.

WASHOBE: I hope you don’t mind me reading some of this aloud to you. At least for a start.

DR. JENSEN: Okay.

TECHNICAL - LITURGICAL NOTES OF THE SGI PROGRAM SELLER

H 12:06          D 20.08.2078 .

WASHOBE: This is common. But not for the users themselves. Not for them. Motivational messages are being given to them, not some technical details. I think that the program went beyond the standard framework.

DR. FENYMOUR: As an expert in convex digital programming, how do you explain this? The possibility of such an oversight? Is there a bigger problem hiding in that? Is this at all in line with analytical digital mapping procedures?

WASHOBE: No.

DR. JENSEN: We'll explain that later, and you, Washobe, feel free to point it out if you notice anything else unusual.

WARNING AND PERMISSION

H 12:07          D 20.08.2078 .

PERCENTAGE OF GRAMMAR AND SPELLING ERRORS DUE TO SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION IN 3 LANGUAGES AND 2 DIALECTS - LESS THAN 7.9% - GREATER THAN 0.53%

PERMIT - FOR ACCESS TO PERSONALIZED ADVERTISING TO A UNIQUE SPECIMEN - USER X

PRE-CONTRACT MEMORANDUM

User X. (Identity protected)

User number X - see; UR - C19 T 2071. - 2Y 88 i / USER SECTOR 304 C BALUTRA - ADO 39 97 - Xo.

Offer; BY SGI IDENTITY GAME SUPPLIERS - next - TERA GO NET 99 K

***

WASHOBE: So far, everything is almost correct. An automatic message is sent to the user so that he has an insight into the mutual rights that will arise from his participation in identity games. Nothing out of the ordinary. But like I said, I am confused by technical details that are usually not sent to the user along with motivational messages.

***

This confirms the unconditional consent of the user (marked X) that:

- He will voluntarily and without certain suspensions of a potential pre-contractual relationship - follow - the interactive personalized SGI advertisement of the company TGN 99 K for identity games.

- User X is left with the conscious and non-negotiable possibility to stop tracking the interactive offer without announcement.

- In the event of such a unilateral termination by user X, the personalized SGI offer is considered resolved for both pre-contractual semi-binding market-legal sides.

- User X undertakes to monitor the SGI provider's offer in accordance with his (personal) daily bio-psychological routine.

- By not exposing the said SGI provider to inappropriate non-contractual obligations or lawsuits.

Provider (upper TGN 99 K):

- The TGN 99 K provider may terminate personalized SGI offer due to the condition of user X that exceeds the lower limits of conscious response.

- The same SGI offer will continue after the pauses, when the status of the user of the personalized advertisement (X) returns within the appropriate range of conscious reaction to the offered personalized offer.

WHAT?

H 12:08          D 20.08.2078 .

- In order to avoid the negative effects of depressive rumination, as well as to increase the self-confidence of user X, the TGN 99 K provider agrees exclusively to the following legitimate SGI software support to the offered package:

ANTHROPOS / …

***

WASHOBE: What?

DR. JENSEN: What did you notice? Something unusual?

WASHOBE: Yes. But let’s keep following. I'll explain soon.

DR. FENYMOUR: Colleague Washobe. Small reminder. All of these notices are monitored and analyzed in parallel by dozens of experts and the types of artificial intelligence involved. Just don't hesitate. Any information can be valuable.

***

…FUZILL 77 / BRAIN SORTING / DESDEMONA - FAMILY MANIPULATIVE MESSAGES / PADRE - RELIGION TRANSFER / OTELLO - PUBLIC DOMAIN SUGGESTIVE HORIZON

- From the last set, the supplier is obliged to self-limit the offer of sub-packets Free Rider Storm C, Clasemann ERT, Bengali Soupuner BIG NUT, Dark muse flower, Social Justice Enduring Beggar - in total to less than 10 percent of the offered SGI interactive content.

- TGN 99 K agrees to the ratio of vocaloids and visuals prescribed by the changing of definition UN. CRIT. CART. The current allowable ratio is 99.8: 0.2.

- Also, the provider TGN 99 K agrees to provide user X when monitoring the interactive SGI personalized offer appropriate breaks, pauses, interruptions (in accordance with the agreement of the union of identity video games with the supervisory authorities).

- The duration of breaks and pauses is a minimum of 21% of the duration of the entire interactive offer.

- In case of cheating and non-compliance with certain items of the personalized SGI advertisement, EZIO 8 - the BLUE ROAD server centre is competent in the first instance.

- For further multi-stage procedures see information under HVC SGI - After.

ANTHROPOS?

H 12:10          D 20.08.2078 .

WASHOBE: This is not by TERA GO NET standards!

DR. PHILIPS: Are you sure of that?

WASHOBE: I’m sure of that.

DR. PHILIPS: What exactly?

WASHOBE: I couldn’t tell you what exactly, but I’m sure something is really wrong.

DR. KRICHUGIN: We are all very sure of that.

WASHOBE: For example, BRAIN SORTING. This is the first time I've heard of this program. Than ANTHROPOS. Could any of you enlighten me; when was that program made? Who used it?

DR. JENSEN: My authorization to access all types of programs does not currently give me any information about the program under that name. Am I wrong? Washobe?

WASHOBE: I am informed in detail about the multitude of programs and convex functions, but for the first time in my life I hear about these two programs.

B  2074.

It is another year of great technological prosperity. How long will it last? Let it never stop! Let it last, last…last.

According to the general opinion, this year in particular deserves every label of advanced flora. No advanced flora can be compared to this, technologically flourishing year. The blooming flowers of the technological New Page spread the most pleasant scents. Let's inhale them!

It is a twelve-month privilege for every observer! It is a year of beauty and goodness in which many post-liberal and semi-transitional non-regressive processes and liberations take place.

At the same time, we cannot deny many other, even more violent political and social turmoils, because these are signs of truly rapid progress.

With one small digression. For some such, unfortunately observed discrepancies, somewhat irritate the wiser Pagers, which is to say older and more experienced people, although such confusions are not much different or more significant in their complexity than the rebelling of previous years.

But we hope that we, as virtuous, subcultural New Page spiritualists, share the same opinion - that the turbulent events of 2063 and 2069 will not be repeated so quickly. We no longer need the demolition of cities for the sake of mere relocation or centralization of decision-making. If we imagine a bit, a few key events of greater significance were still truly unique for this year…

source: Wrudiger’s News

A LITTLE SURPRISE

H UNCERT. D 07/03/2074.

H 12:53 D 15.08.2078 .

But in fact, it was always a surprise. Because Harold Feuerville surprised him again. The color of his voice, the impossible speed of performance, the encouraging reliability. With perseverance. Not even a week has passed, and the result is already in sight. Extraordinary!

Middle-aged, but also experienced enough, in Mr. Redlaw's own opinion, Harold was a person of the highest business characteristics. An indispensable wheel of the company. That's right, Redlaw thought then. And more than a wheel. As a special advisor to the company, Harold never let down.

He was committed to the bone of the principle itself, or rather to the process, in fact - to Mr. George Goodmerston. To the company, which with his help had already come so incredibly far.

He was simply a responsible and dedicated employee. And yes, he was almost always right. This could be misleading. That is to say, in estimates.

When Harold thinks and says something, then it is certainly so. Or somewhere very close. Mr. Redlaw could never object to that. Harold is never moving away from the most important. All of that, around noon that day, flew like a silent flash through Mr. Redlaw's consciousness, already at Harold's first cordial greeting.

Harold, tell me what you got for me? Redlaw asked him immediately.

Good news, I'd say, Harold said suddenly, in his hard, businesslike voice.

Let me hear.

I think we have a man for the job.

It's always good to have a man for a job.

This one is real deal.

Sounds good.

I think so.

Redlaw didn't say anything because he heard a sound along the way. Classic! How could he not recognize? The trained ear perceives such vibrations well. Noise, actually.

AFRICA, IMMIGRANT

H UNCERT.    D 07/03/2074.

H 12:54          D 15.08.2078 .

Harold was just leafing through the papers with the information gathered. He is as old school as Redlaw. What can be done here? He’s still playing with papers. Where does he get them? It is certainly a traditionalist charm, to stick to old things and customs. The papers are like that.

He understood him very well. He gave him enough time. Let him find what he is looking for. About twenty seconds of added silence on the phone. Stress is no one's friend. Then he heard:

This is the best candidate so far. Jackpot! Hardworking, diligent, undemanding and most important of all...

Mexican?

No, I'm not going to go into such possibly a bit awkward details, Harold said quietly, which meant it shouldn't be further spread out along the lines...

Tell me if he is or isn’t?

It's not Mexico.

"Stranger?

Decide for yourself, old friend. Name is Washobe.

Africa? Redlaw asked.

Africa. I think it’s about Nigeria. Immigrant. Pretty brisk. He flew in a few years ago, I mean a post-student type exchange. A doctoral student who longs for an internship in a large company.

Sounds good.

Plus a master's degree in the analysis of critical cartography of quantum coupling.

Sounds enticing. Appropriate.

I just sent you his CV in receipt. You should have it any moment now.

Okay. I'll take a look, he replied.

Redlaw then safely detached his cell phone from his ear and looked at the screen. He fumbled across the screen. Yes, the message with the receipt has already arrived. He opened it with a nonchalant wave of his finger.

He continued, he remembers well - a conversation on the loudspeaker, while reading the biography of a potential new employee. Washobe. The letters were a little bigger, so he adjusted the font; his eyesight began to weaken treacherously, but not the youthful enthusiasm.

ASSESSMENT

H  UNCERT.    D  07/03/2074

H  13:03          D  15.08.2078.

John Nathan Washobe?

Welcome, he surely thought. He, Redlaw. Harold’s jackpot candidate seemed to him like some enterprising guy, the very name suggested it.

Mr. Thomas Redlaw had a flair for such things.

Yes... I see, he's checking, Redlaw. Well... I see it all, he reads on, now Harold on the