Length: Short story - 5,500 words In the near future, everyone will be required to have a cybernetic implant embedded in their brain. While the implants allow instant communication with the multiple artificial intelligence systems that run the world, they are prohibitively expensive to own. To offset the costs, the implant plays advertisements inside the owner's head. The ads are pervasive and nearly inescapable, unless you can afford an annual subscription fee. The pursuit of a subscription license causes people to take desperate measures to gain relief. This is the story of customer service representative Jerry Sanderson's attempt to take a vacation from a soul-crushing job and constant advertisements.