The moment that Johnny touched the screen, the video image changed. An old fashioned telephone appeared and his cell phone started to vibrate.

Johnny hesitated. His phone displayed a 616 area code but no other information. This was all just a bit weird. He looked over to his friend but Josh was immersed in his game and didn't even look up.

The phone vibrated a little more forcefully and as Johnny looked at the screen, a close-up image of the attractive blonde appeared and said to him, "Answer my call, John".

Johnny walked into the next room and answered. Her voice was soft and sexy with just a hint of humor. "Hi John, I am Luci. May I call you John?"

Johnny tried to speak, cleared his throat and managed to croak, "Uh..." but she wasn't waiting for an answer.

"I am sooo excited for you. The Tomorrow App is going to change your life like it has for so many others. Money, fame, even love and adoration are in your future. Before I get you started, we have to go over a few little details. Stop me if you have any questions. First of all, the app costs one dollar. There are in-app purchase if you want to continue but we only do that if you have had success with the app. That's fair, isn't it?"

"Uh..."

"We will be asking what your goals are, what you want to achieve. We want to make sure our analysts are looking for the right opportunities for you. But there is no rush. We realize that you are going to want to try us out first. Now, you can quit at any time, but you should knowthatifyouquitbeforethecontractisover,anysuccessesyouhavehadwillbeforfeit.Wethinkthat'sfair.Also..."

Johnny was mesmerized. Her voice was soothing and yet sexy at the same time. He could listen to her for hours. Eventually, she paused; obviously waiting for him to say something.

"Johnny. I prefer that you call me Johnny." Of all the things he could have said, this was the most inane. He wanted to smack himself alongside the head; especially after her reaction.

"Oh," she said, and it was amazing just how much disappointment and sadness she could convey with just that one word.

"You want to be called Johnny and you are from Georgia. You don't play the fiddle do you? 'Cause that has some negative connotations around here." Then she laughed and it was like the tinkle of a thousand melodic bells. "Of course, you're not the same Johnny. How silly of me. Let's get you started."

She talked Johnny through the rest of the process, demonstrated the user interface on his phone, and collected a dollar from his PayPal account.

"Watch for your first intelligence report tomorrow. There will be at least three opportunities in it. You can pick which one you want. In the meantime, go back to your Wordscapes tournament. I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the outcome."

"Oh, and John, welcome to the Mephisto family of fine entertainment."

-to be continued-