“Is it green?” Ora asked her husband. “My head’s splitting, I’m having Icees…they hurt!”

“Ora, it’s been cradled for two days. It’s your fault for draining your brain. Just be patient, I know the spare is bare bones.”

“You got that right” she moaned in agony, “I can’t access a thing. All of my work is in that one. My schedules, my health status, my contacts, I can’t even start the car or set the alarms….I’m lost!”

“Try to think of it as a vacation. Didn’t the spare come with any pre-loaded software?” he asked. "Most of the disposable one’s come with a simple media link. Maybe some basic synapses like HD, Nature Walk, or Cerebral Neuron Net—

Your unit is now fully charged

“Thank My God, I can finally use my old one; Help me unhinge?”

“Um..Ora, what’s with this yellow flashing light, I’ve never seen it do this before.”

’What are you talking about?" Ora jumped.

‘“Wait, I’m scrolling…UNLICENSED SOFTWARE DETECTED."

“LIES, IMPOSSIBLE, I’M INNOCENT!”

“Ora…, what have you been Thinking?”