Mindless Self Indulgence (Fuck Off)

Futures.

I could've slept for about three days straight I was so tired. That's not what happened though.

Kitty shakes me awake. "You're on the news!" she screams.

I'm still half asleep.

Kitty pulls me towards the television.

"There have been two acts of vandalism in the city within the past few days. Both done by the gang Mindless Self Indulgence," a man's voice drones, "If you have any information on them please call the number below."

"Two acts of vandalism?" Lyn-Z asks.

"I stole one of your stickers and put" it on a pay phone," I admit.

She glares at me but doesn't say anything.

"So we're a gang now?" Steve comes into the room.

"No," Lyn-Z says in disgust, "we're a band."

"Maybe we should send them a demo," I joke, "and we could put it on the Subnet for people to listen to."

Kitty gives a chuckle but Steve looks at me strangely.

"The Subnet?"

"Some rebels set it up after the government started getting all strict about what goes on in the Internet," I explain, "The government's been trying to shut it down but they can't."

"So you can put anything you want on here?" Steve asks curiously.

"It's exactly like the Internet before the war."

"That's actually not a bad idea."

"Nobody in the city uses the Subnet," Lyn-Z tells us.

"They watch TV though," Kitty offers.

"I know somebody," Steve says vaguely.

"What?" I ask.

"He's hacked into the system before. Maybe he could do it again."

"Wait. You mean that one time the TV was having 'technical difficulties' a while ago?"

"Yup."

"Awesome! Where can we meet this guy?"

"You have to trade a lot of stuff for something like that," Steve says.

"Don't worry. I've got pills."

"So we're actually doing this?" Lyn-Z asks.

"Yes!" We all say at once.

"But what are we putting on the air?"

"We make a video for shut me up?" I suggest.

"Where are you going to record it?"

"Um?"

She smirks. "Jack has a video camera, we could borrow it."

"Let's go then!" I jump off of the couch.

"I'm so tired, Jimmy," Steve says.

"Me too," Lyn-Z joins in.

"Kitty?" I ask.

"Let's go!" She says getting of the couch.

"Don't get lost!" Steve says as we make out way down the stairs.

***

We're lugging around the camera all the way up the stairs. It's one of the bigger ones that have to be out on a stool.

"I wish we had an elevator," Kitty says.

"I never knew he'd give us the whole set," I tell her.

Jack had given us not only a camera but lights and the stool. I don't know if we even need all of this.

We knock on the door and wait for somebody to open it.

"Wake up!" Kitty calls out.

A loud thud comes from behind the door. Lyn-Z opens the door, she looks like she's sleepwalking.

"You got the stuff?" Steve asks from the couch.

"Yeah," we drag it all in before collapsing on the couch.

"He gave you the whole set," Lyn-Z examines everything.

"He did," I curl up on the couch, "I'm going to sleep for three days."

"Have fun," Steve says.