“APPLICANTS NEEDED FOR EXTENSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY STUDY BY VISILLICO
$100,000 COMPENSATION FOR COMPLETION OF 6-MONTH PROGRAM
VISIT VISILLICO.AARS/DREAM FOR DETAILS”
Sounds sketchy, right? A man would have to be desperate as hell to fall for an obvious scam like that. What kind of study pays $100,000? And what the hell is a Visillico?
Turns out Visillico is a legit company, by the way, or as legit as it gets. They’re some kind of workforce training company. Augmented reality and shit. The website doesn’t really say much about this research study or drug front or organ thievery ring or whatever it is, but there is an application there.
Still, you’d have to be VERY desperate, right? Like, so desperate you’re willing to risk your life for the slim chance of making an easy $100,000? No fool could be that desperate.
I guess I’m that fool. How low I’ve fallen.
Yes, that’s right. Your boy Stephen, the man who distrusts everything, who KNOWS this is an obvious scam, is a desperate enough idiot to have applied for this.
At best, I figure they steal my identity or something. At worst, I probably lose a kidney. It’s fine. And hey, maybe I can expose this shit for what it really is and get my name out there. My followers here at Flash News are great, of course, but your boy has got to eat. If that means putting my life on the line to get a scoop, I’ll do it. For you. That’s how much I love all two of you.
If they even call me after the application I sent in, that is, because let me tell you, only a fool more desperate than myself would look at that thing and think, “Ah, yes, THIS is the man we want for this research study.”
I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
This is a fictional blog entry for the character of Stephen in the D.R.E.A.M podcast. You can listen to the promotional episode now at http://dream-podcast.com/listen