Dentown had become much larger from when Lan was there last.
Buildings became bigger. Roads became longer. Taxes got higher. But the
tunnels and crosswalks were the same as always. Lan headed to the one
nearest the station, like the request said.
A tall slim man stood waiting in front of a row of five payphones against the tunnel wall. The man seemed to be around the age where he should be in, or just getting out of collage. He was somewhat lanky, his hair was messy, and he sported a thick pair of glasses. He almost looked like a younger version of Higsby.
"Hey! I didn't expect a kid to come. Well, as long as you can bust viruses, I won't complain."
Lan blinked a few times in disbelief. This guy actually didn't recognize him.
"You don't watch TV much, do you?"
"TV? Pheh! All they do is tell you what to think. I stay at home and figure things out on my own."
"Ah. So what's the rest of the story on the request?" Lan was beginning to realize that this guy was a bit odd. He didn't want to spend more time with him than needed.
"Ahh yes. You see these phones? They are connected to every house in the world. But, of course, you need a phone number." The man pointed out a dusty phonebook beneath the payphones.
"These things don't get much use nowadays with PETs doubling as cellphones. In communication, there is no middleman. Delivering files should be the same thing. Navis will no longer need to traverse the net. I have created a program that will transport a Navi to any transport address as long as they have the transporter's access code."
"Whoa." Lan was really impressed. Didn't the request say free access to the new service?
"Pretty cool Lan! We won't have to hoof it to Undernet 7 anymore." Megaman was obviously happy about the new program too.
"So why didn't you bust the viruses on your own?" Lan wondered.
"I'm a great programmer, but I'm only so-so at virus busting. My next project is to program a Navi that will suit my abilities. Too bad Navis can't evolve to fit the operator's style."
"Umm. yeah, that would be a great Navi!" Lan was smiling fakely to hide his laughter. Megaman was covering his mouth to stifle any giggles that might escape.
"Anyways, these phones are chock full of viruses, so you have your work cut out for you. You need to exterminate all the viruses from one phone completely before moving onto the next. Otherwise, the viruses will multiply and all your work will be for naught." The man handed Lan a piece of paper.
"That's my e-mail address. And you can call me Url. E-mail me when you are done. This might take more than a day."
With that, Url walked away rather happy. Most likely because he was hearing the money rolling.
"You ready Megaman?"
"As always!"
"Alright! Megaman, jack-in!"
A tall slim man stood waiting in front of a row of five payphones against the tunnel wall. The man seemed to be around the age where he should be in, or just getting out of collage. He was somewhat lanky, his hair was messy, and he sported a thick pair of glasses. He almost looked like a younger version of Higsby.
"Hey! I didn't expect a kid to come. Well, as long as you can bust viruses, I won't complain."
Lan blinked a few times in disbelief. This guy actually didn't recognize him.
"You don't watch TV much, do you?"
"TV? Pheh! All they do is tell you what to think. I stay at home and figure things out on my own."
"Ah. So what's the rest of the story on the request?" Lan was beginning to realize that this guy was a bit odd. He didn't want to spend more time with him than needed.
"Ahh yes. You see these phones? They are connected to every house in the world. But, of course, you need a phone number." The man pointed out a dusty phonebook beneath the payphones.
"These things don't get much use nowadays with PETs doubling as cellphones. In communication, there is no middleman. Delivering files should be the same thing. Navis will no longer need to traverse the net. I have created a program that will transport a Navi to any transport address as long as they have the transporter's access code."
"Whoa." Lan was really impressed. Didn't the request say free access to the new service?
"Pretty cool Lan! We won't have to hoof it to Undernet 7 anymore." Megaman was obviously happy about the new program too.
"So why didn't you bust the viruses on your own?" Lan wondered.
"I'm a great programmer, but I'm only so-so at virus busting. My next project is to program a Navi that will suit my abilities. Too bad Navis can't evolve to fit the operator's style."
"Umm. yeah, that would be a great Navi!" Lan was smiling fakely to hide his laughter. Megaman was covering his mouth to stifle any giggles that might escape.
"Anyways, these phones are chock full of viruses, so you have your work cut out for you. You need to exterminate all the viruses from one phone completely before moving onto the next. Otherwise, the viruses will multiply and all your work will be for naught." The man handed Lan a piece of paper.
"That's my e-mail address. And you can call me Url. E-mail me when you are done. This might take more than a day."
With that, Url walked away rather happy. Most likely because he was hearing the money rolling.
"You ready Megaman?"
"As always!"
"Alright! Megaman, jack-in!"