Resurgence: The Rise of Resurgence Book 1 Read Online Free Page A
Author: Joshua W. Nelson
us really wanted to meet up with others. Introverts after all.
“Our day is coming to an end. We will ask all of you to log out in a moment here, get dressed, and meet with our legal team to sign the NDAs. You will then have one week to decide if you want to take part in the Beta for Resurgence. However,” and here her avatar smiled, “if you decide today that you don’t want to miss out on this opportunity, the same legal team will be here to finalize your paperwork and get everything started. Should you decide to join our team, you will receive an email in two weeks from your liaison and things will begin in earnest.”
We exited the RACs by activating a simple heads up display and pushing the log out button in front of us. After we all dressed, a line formed to sign the NDAs. Off to the side was another legal team set up at a different table. There were eight of them. Every one of us went over immediately after signing the NDA and signed up for the Beta. Not a one of the lawyers seemed surprised by this.
CHAPTER 4
August 1st, 2043
Over the next six months I met with the technicians from AltCon as well as physicians on their payroll. It was quickly ascertained that I was in good enough health to take part in the beta test. I didn’t think any of us would fail this portion of the exam unless there was some underlying health issue that wasn’t noticed at birth. With today’s advances in medicine it was doubtful that any of the others would have a heart defect that had been undetected for all of these years. Another thing I noted about all of the people from my group was that we were all in the same general age range. I’m 34. Dan is 32, Wayne 30, and Jason 30 as well. Based on my interaction with the other members of my team I didn’t think anyone else was north of 35 or less than 25. I didn’t think much of it though, since this was the ripe age for gamers and full time pod-heads.
I also passed the necessary psychological examinations. Most of these dealt with anxiety, paranoia, and claustrophobia. I didn’t have a problem with these either, which I guessed would also be the same for the others in my team. There was a smattering of other psychological tests as well, mostly dealing with association and susceptibility. I didn’t know if one could pass or fail that portion, but I know it didn’t stop me from continuing in the program.
I also met with my sub team regularly and the other members from the greater team on a less regular basis. AltCon had us doing numerous team building exercises. I was guessing it was their way of getting us to learn the strengths and weaknesses of our team. I learned quickly that in a group full of introverts, I tended to be the most commanding of us four. So I tended to take a leadership role, which none of the others seemed to want. The problem I noted quickly was that the group tended to do what I said without really questioning my reason for saying so. There was no real discussion between us. They just hopped to it. I realized this could be dangerous.
“Ok guys, here is the deal. I’m noticing that everyone here is as intelligent or more so than I am. Often I am not the smartest in this group. But you guys seem to turn to me when it comes time to make a decision and then just do whatever I think is best. This is not a good idea. I may be confident, or more confident than you guys, but I can bet that you likely have better solutions to these problems. So from now on before we make a decision we need to have a discussion. And stop rolling your eyes Dan. And Jason, yes you will be a part of the discussion.”
“Look Alex,” Jason said, “I’m just not a decision kind of guy.”
“Yeah man,” agreed Dan. “I mean if you need to know how to get Jiggy with it or something I can help, but otherwise I don’t know that I bring anything to the table.”
Dan had been saying odd things at every meeting and often used words whose meaning did not come close to what he
“Our day is coming to an end. We will ask all of you to log out in a moment here, get dressed, and meet with our legal team to sign the NDAs. You will then have one week to decide if you want to take part in the Beta for Resurgence. However,” and here her avatar smiled, “if you decide today that you don’t want to miss out on this opportunity, the same legal team will be here to finalize your paperwork and get everything started. Should you decide to join our team, you will receive an email in two weeks from your liaison and things will begin in earnest.”
We exited the RACs by activating a simple heads up display and pushing the log out button in front of us. After we all dressed, a line formed to sign the NDAs. Off to the side was another legal team set up at a different table. There were eight of them. Every one of us went over immediately after signing the NDA and signed up for the Beta. Not a one of the lawyers seemed surprised by this.
CHAPTER 4
August 1st, 2043
Over the next six months I met with the technicians from AltCon as well as physicians on their payroll. It was quickly ascertained that I was in good enough health to take part in the beta test. I didn’t think any of us would fail this portion of the exam unless there was some underlying health issue that wasn’t noticed at birth. With today’s advances in medicine it was doubtful that any of the others would have a heart defect that had been undetected for all of these years. Another thing I noted about all of the people from my group was that we were all in the same general age range. I’m 34. Dan is 32, Wayne 30, and Jason 30 as well. Based on my interaction with the other members of my team I didn’t think anyone else was north of 35 or less than 25. I didn’t think much of it though, since this was the ripe age for gamers and full time pod-heads.
I also passed the necessary psychological examinations. Most of these dealt with anxiety, paranoia, and claustrophobia. I didn’t have a problem with these either, which I guessed would also be the same for the others in my team. There was a smattering of other psychological tests as well, mostly dealing with association and susceptibility. I didn’t know if one could pass or fail that portion, but I know it didn’t stop me from continuing in the program.
I also met with my sub team regularly and the other members from the greater team on a less regular basis. AltCon had us doing numerous team building exercises. I was guessing it was their way of getting us to learn the strengths and weaknesses of our team. I learned quickly that in a group full of introverts, I tended to be the most commanding of us four. So I tended to take a leadership role, which none of the others seemed to want. The problem I noted quickly was that the group tended to do what I said without really questioning my reason for saying so. There was no real discussion between us. They just hopped to it. I realized this could be dangerous.
“Ok guys, here is the deal. I’m noticing that everyone here is as intelligent or more so than I am. Often I am not the smartest in this group. But you guys seem to turn to me when it comes time to make a decision and then just do whatever I think is best. This is not a good idea. I may be confident, or more confident than you guys, but I can bet that you likely have better solutions to these problems. So from now on before we make a decision we need to have a discussion. And stop rolling your eyes Dan. And Jason, yes you will be a part of the discussion.”
“Look Alex,” Jason said, “I’m just not a decision kind of guy.”
“Yeah man,” agreed Dan. “I mean if you need to know how to get Jiggy with it or something I can help, but otherwise I don’t know that I bring anything to the table.”
Dan had been saying odd things at every meeting and often used words whose meaning did not come close to what he
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