Wade was coughing uncontrollably as a cigarette dangled from his lips. The emitter box was laying in pieces across Phil’s floor. Wade would pick up an individual piece and study it closely. He was meticulous; a little too much so for Phil who was pacing back and forth.
“Tina will be here in an hour. Will you be done by then?” Phil asked.
“Shhhhh,” Wade replied with his index finger up to his mouth. “With what little time I have, I need to focus.”
Phil rolled his eyes. “We don’t have time. This is illegal. Besides, how do you know May?”
“I don’t know May.”
“Then who do I need to go to if this doesn’t work?”
“Uhhh,” Wade thought. “Just go to May.”
Phil sighed. He sat down at the edge of his bed and watched Wade put the emitter back together. When he was finished, Wade hooked the box up to a computer. “What are you doing?” Phil asked.
“I’m downloading an encrypted software to the emitter that will alter its programming.”
“Okay? What will that do?”
“Well,” Wade paused as he pondered his words, “it’s difficult to explain. The software will allow the emitter to provide a more, let’s say, rewarding dream experience. We call the software Psychological Energy Emanation for Nocturnal Energy Rest.”
“That’s quite a mouthful,” Phil said.
“We call it PEENER for short.”
Phil was puzzled. After Wade finished downloading the software, he packed up his computer and handed a small device to Phil. “Before you sleep, put this on your temple,” he instructed. “This will connect you directly to the emitter so that only YOU experience the dreams emanating from it. Believe me, you don’t want your sleeping partner to have any of those dreams if they’re not prepared for it. Plus, if she does experience any of it, that might dilute your own experience. So wear that device.”
Phil held the small gadget in his hand. “So I can for sure contact May if I have any questions, right?”
Wade paused once again. “Sure,” he said. “Sweet dreams!”
TO BE CONTINUED…
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