Chapter 2 Completely Crazy

Jack started going to places he never thought existed.

Everyone always believed that the richest had some sort of secret hiding place, but they were more hearsay than facts. The news always ended up losing credit when fantastical theories of aliens, vampires, werewolves, zombies surfaced. It started with some logic but ended up descending into science fiction that nullified any credibility of the information.

After companies took over the organization and dynamics of cities, they changed completely, gradually.

The official configurations remained the same, although the concept of capital is no longer used. However, it was noticed that some places became more exclusive. Air travel became more restricted and required authorization from companies. The price of tickets was another factor that made it difficult for anyone to access anywhere. The fact that some people were compensated to vacate properties and get close to family members, a concept that was seen as a publicity excuse, was another reason for the decrease in travel.

Lincoln in Nebraska and its extended region has become one of the most closed and shrouded in mystery in the world in the world. Several "toll booths" and stopovers were needed to reach the site. Still, even with a lot of money, not just anyone could get there.

It was speculated that the richest had created their residences in the city, but nothing was proved. All information was filtered, since the last communication vehicles that existed were owned by the only large companies, which had convergent objectives and proximity in collective decisions. Any information they didn't want would never be released.

Jack's first objective was precisely to go to Lincoln.

- You're completely crazy! said Stewart.

- Of course I am, I put all my money on a crazy drunk bet! - Jack replied laughing.

- I never imagined you would do that. -His friend looked at the horizon, as if he were looking for an explanation for that crazy decision.

- And now you're going with me! - Jack spoke as if he was summoning him.

- And I will too! - Carol walked into Jack's living room.

- What are you doing here, Carol? - Stewart was more surprised by her arrival than by her friend's invitation.

- Time, Jack asked me to marry him! - Carol replied and Stew nearly had a heart attack.

- How is it?

- Yeah, he invited me to go with you two to Nebraska and for me it was almost like a proposal of marriage - she replied, laughing.

- I knew how much she was always attuned to these social mysteries, I imagined she would be our perfect company. Not to mention that she was once in the army. It's better at martial arts and self defense the two of us make excellent company. To tell the truth, if I was interested in the male sex, it was even possible that I would even ask her to marry him - Jack praised so much that Carol was slightly flattered.

-You wouldn't last 5 minutes without me, in this endeavor-she made the joke to break the shame she felt and the three of them laughed.

- And how do you intend to get there? - Stewart asked. - It doesn't seem like a simple mission even for someone with the amount you earned.

- We're going to Nebraska in order to go elsewhere - Jack revealed with some mystery.

- Where? - they asked together.

- To Mars! - Jack replied.

- How is it?

- Stew, it's very simple, they're crazy to get off this planet. We know our days are numbered and I'm sure they're all inside that county, recluses, waiting for the right time.

- But wouldn't it be more logical to go after the rockets in Miami, Florida or California? - Carol asked.

- We would be expelled from there, of course. Have you ever seen a subordinate authorize something? And the way is to get to the powerful first. I'm sure they expect eager people with money willing to be guinea pigs like Robert.

- And what tells you that I'm willing to be a guinea pig? - Stewart asked.

- Once inside, we can do whatever we want. I am much more our trickery and flexibility. - Jack looked confident.

- None of us have a family, Stew. What do we have to gain by staying on this dying planet? Even the powerful are ready to go. In fact, I still don't know why they didn't go." Carol was pondering.

"I heard a theory that the men from Mars were blocking the arrival," Stew joked.

"The theory I've heard is far more interesting and palpable, my friend: we would need to become these men from Mars," Jack said.

- I did not understand! exclaimed Carol.

- Man on Earth cannot live on Mars. The triscientists (as the scientists who served the trillionaires were called) were looking for ways to accomplish Earth-formation. Transforming Mars until it was able to house the human. But they had to change their goals when Earth had a short expiration date. There would be no time at all, even accelerating the process to the maximum, not even if a small temporary structure were created for the few. Life would not continue in any setting.

Another group of scientists, who also worked together with this elite, in the area of ​​medicine, came up with another proposal for a solution. They're going to transform human bodies, make them fit for Mars. The theory, while making some sense, still seemed insanity to Stewart and Carol.

- So that's what you think is happening there? - Stew asked.

- If I could bet everything I have, I would. By the way, that's what I'm going to do - he replied.

"Well, when you bet without thinking it got lucky, I don't see why it would go wrong now," Carol mused.

"And I'm calling you a coward," Stewart said uncomfortably.

- Maybe now you know me better! - Jack knew it wasn't that person, that his friend was right about him. But given the whole context that presented itself before him, daring seemed not to be an act of so much courage anymore. Even more with the money Jack had earned.

- I just have to pack my bags, then! Stewart decided.

- I've already brought mine, they're by the door. -Carol, who was already lying on the couch, turned over on her back, as if she were going to sleep.

- Do it and sleep now at night, Stew! When you get back in the morning, we'll leave.

- Bring coffee and some very tasty breads, those stuffed! You won't need your money anymore, you can spend little of it - Carol joked.

- A real princess, isn't she? - Now it was Stewart's turn to play with her ways.

- Princesses blow the face of idiots, too! - Carol teased without even turning around.

- Wasn't there anyone better for you to invite on this trip? Stew continued the teasing, asking Jack.

- It's just that you ended up coming into my head, but if you want I'll call someone else in your place. - Jack laughed at the face that Stew made and said goodbye, while he left annoyed.

- I also can't imagine why you called me first. - Carol herself who asked, muttering as if she was already half asleep.

- I needed someone I knew would say yes. I couldn't think of anyone else but you. Well, we've known each other for so long, haven't we? - He explained.

- We've even fallen in love with the same person. - Carol remembered.

- Life was so much simpler - Jack was filled with an unusual longing for him.

- No, it wasn't, it was never simple. We as a society never struggled together to make our lives simple. Now let me sleep - Carol ended the conversation there with a thought that left Jack pensive for the rest of the night.