"Feel-U-Feel-Me" Novel by Stewart and Rebecka Dickson

Once again, Ben finds himself on the receiving end of a lot of anger. Once again, he finds he has had a hand in creating a form of communication, meant to close the distance between people, which has caused a lot of harm.

Woman after woman comes to him in I-Talk sessions, venting their anger and frustration with the way they were manipulated by Gya Mon's web site.

The scene starts getting ugly...

Again, Ben tries to defend himself. He tells one woman, "Look, I only wrote the software. Gya Mon had complete control over the day-to-day operations."

The woman's face in the monitor is streaked with tears of rage. She says, "But Gya Mon is totally unapproachable. I couldn't face him again if I wanted to."

Ben powers down the computer. He turns and sees that Julia has been standing in the doorway.

Julia says, "I wasn't the only one."

"No, you haven't been the last," Ben assures her.

Julia spits, "I should have pressed charges."

Ben says, "You couldn't have."

"What do you mean?" Julia says with contempt.

Ben, seeing himself being attacked again replies, "There are no laws against you sitting naked on a FEEL-U-FEEL-ME pad in San Francisco and talking to Gya Mon sitting naked on a pad in Denver."

Julia shivers at the memory. "What can we do? We have to stop him."

Ben cautions her, "It might not be pleasant for you, but we can stop him."

Julia asks, "How?"

Ben explains, "I think he's ready to go after bait... Do you want to help me get him? You don't have to..."

Julia just looks at him in silence.

Ben asks again, "Do you feel up to being shark bait, Julia?"

Julia begins slowly, "It depends." Then looking straight into Ben's eyes and in a deadly serious tone, "Do I get to watch him get it?"

Ben asks, "Do you want to?"

Julia's whisper is barely audible, "Yes."