Pulled from Another World

, upon closer inspection someone could see the refresh rate of the poorly maintained screens.

”In a weird way I am going to miss this place. ” He said to himself as he walked over to the control panel on his wall to his right. ”Can forget to change everything back to normal. ”

He tapped a few settings on the controls and the floor display turned to a bland white color. A few seconds later and the walls reverted to the same absent white which erased the last traces he had lived there aside from the boxes at the door. He let out a sign and sat down on one of the boxes, the stiff air fueling his thoughts.

He never really thought he would become a spacer and move to one of the space colonies. He visited some of them while he was on tour but never thought about living there. However, after talking to Jessica about moving into her home on Mars she was against it. She wanted to start over somewhere away from her small town and not just bring him into all of the Marsano drama.

Mars was the second major colony established by the Trade Alliance. The first was a moon colony used during the construction of the first three Celestial Bridges and just recently came back online now that the construction of the forth Bridge is underway. Mars, unlike the moon colony, is completely self-sufficient with a terraformation index nearing complete habitability.

Most places on Mars can be traveled to without a spacesuit and there are cities that do not require domes. This led to a push for independence from the direct control of Earth. Even though this happened nearly one-hundred and fifty years ago there is still political squabbling between the two planets. Jessica is just tired of the constant back and forth and would prefer to live on the much quieter space colonies.

Kevin taps the node on his wrist which looks like a smooth blue gemstone in a titanium setting about two inches long and an inch wide. What looks like black tattoos extend around the wrist and up across his hand in a branching pattern that follows the nerves beneath his skin. The node looks like it would restrict motion, but the jewel and the metal are made from a flexible material which contours with motion. The nodes connect directly into the nervous system, and he has five implanted across his body. One on both hands, one at the base of the spine and the last two above the ankles. The implants are the latest and most expensive Sensory Augmentation Grade-5 recently put into market and he actually received them as a part of a sponsored deal.

He tapped the jewel from habit, forgetting that the new augmentation does not require anything but thought to use. A display appeared in his vision or more accurately in his mind, no one else would be able to see the screens. He looked through his TKLiveSpace account called Doubletap and announced that he was finally packed up and leaving Bridger life for good. He shared a couple of images, pulled directly from his memories, of the boxes stacked at the door and the video of the floor and walls turning white. It wasn long before likes, shares and reposts filled his vision along with fans wishing him a safe trip. He considered doing a livestream of the trip but didn want anyone to track down his new address and dox him again, so he decided against it almost immediately.