Montag walked slowly toward the fire and the five old men sitting around it. He did not know what to say to them, but he was exhausted from his long journey and the fire was warming and comforting.
“You … know my name,” said Montag.
“Are you the Book People I’ve heard tell of?” asked Montag.
“Well, then who are you?” asked Montag.
With that, one of the men from around the fire, a short middle–aged man with a bulbous nose and a face lined and ashen, came forward.
“I am @KimKardashian,” said the man with the bulbous nose.
“Hel … hello,” fumbled Montag.
“But there must be something more stimulating than @Kim Kardashian and @SparklingDodo,” Montag asked.
Montag's stomach sickened, but his eye was attracted to two figures a short distance away from where he and Granger were standing. One was an elderly white haired man lying in a makeshift bed who appeared to be speaking in low tones to the other, an eight or nine year old boy.
“What is going on there?” he asked Granger.
The elderly man looked expectantly at the boy.
“Woot! WooHoo!” said the boy. “My skin looks awesome after my @ReneeRouleau facial.” The boy paused, straining to remember the rest of the tweet.
“Smiley face, smiley face, smiley face. Heart. Hashtag: SoPretty,” repeated the boy.
The old man's eyes closed, never to open again.
"So what do you think, Montag?" said Granger, turning about. "How'd you like to be LinkedIn endorsements? Even we think they're stupid, but they've gotta be covered."
This is the second Fahrenheit 451 parody I've attempted. The first is Fahrenheit 451 +10, clickable right here! Maybe you'll like that one better.
Clever concept with crisp, well written dialogue. This is one of your best, Perry.
I was worried that they might burn "The Perils of Heavy Thinking." I guess I don't have to worry about that until it comes out on ebook.
I will commit "The Perils of Heavy Thinking" to memory myself, never fear! Let's see: "of...yes... I've got that... of... o....f ... yep, I'm on my way!"
Ha Ha This was fantastic, Social Media People what a great idea.