THE END OF CIVIL DISCOURSE

As Herschell Ostrepeller was heading to the the studios of LALAX California’s leading radio station, he was excited. His book tour for ‘’E-Gaming, the Future of Entertainment, the Future of Life’’ was being downloaded at a rate he couldn’t believe. The book was in all the Barnes & Noble stores and he was getting calls about doing Zoom interviews with overseas media. They were particularly interested in talking with him about E-sports in Japan. It was heady and exciting stuff.

At the station, Herschell was ushered into a beautiful studio. He was reassured by the person taking him in that it was sanitized after every guest and social distancing was practiced. He could take his mask off as the ventilation system had been reworked to make sure the virus couldn’t circulate. Herschell was still on the neurotic side, so he asked if he could do the interview with his mask on. The person who led him into the studio didn’t answer at first and finally she said ‘’You have to discuss that with Jerry.’’

Jerry Hanes was a tall, beefy man with a beard that looked liked he had spent months in the outdoors in a remote cabin in the mountains. When he walked in he was imposing. Herschell was glad he was there for a light entertainment interview, he wouldn’t want to get in an argument with Man Mountain Jerry.